#CE93EC Color

#CE93EC is rgb(206, 147, 236) in RGB, hsl(280, 70%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 38%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bright Lilac (#D891EF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE93EC

HEX#CE93EC

RGBrgb(206, 147, 236)

HSLhsl(280, 70%, 75%)

HSVhsv(280, 38%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 38%, 0%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.138 313.7)

LABlab(69.28% 34.51 -36.33)

LCHlch(69.28% 50.11 313.53)

What #CE93EC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CE93EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bright Lilac#D891EFΔE 4.77 Pale Violet#CC99FFΔE 7.77 Lavender (Floral)#B57EDCΔE 8.86 Rich Brilliant Lavender#F1A7FEΔE 10.43 Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 11.52 Maximum Pink#F6A5F2ΔE 14.17

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#CE93EC Channel Values

How #CE93EC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 206 · G 147 · B 236	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 280° · S 70% · L 75%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 280° · S 38% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 13% · M 38% · Y 0% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.33:1 vs white · 9.01:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE93EC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text9.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CE93EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE93EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #CE93EC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #CE93EC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CE93EC

Protanopia#9F9FEC

Protanomaly#B49AEC

Deuteranopia#AAAAEB

Deuteranomaly#B9A1EB

Tritanopia#C3A2A2

Tritanomaly#C89CC4

Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

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Using #CE93EC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ce93ec: #CE93EC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE93EC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce93ec': '#CE93EC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.576, blue: 0.925)

Android XML<color name="color_ce93ec">#CE93EC</color>

SVG fillfill="#CE93EC"

More Purple Colors

#CE93EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#CE93EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE93EC?

#CE93EC is a light purple — rgb(206, 147, 236) in RGB and hsl(280, 70%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bright Lilac (#D891EF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.77.

What is the RGB value of #CE93EC?

#CE93EC is rgb(206, 147, 236) — red 206, green 147, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE93EC?

#CE93EC converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 38%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE93EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE93EC scores 2.33:1 against white and 9.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE93EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE93EC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 15.58, which is visibly different.

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