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#CE9BCF Color

#CE9BCF is rgb(206, 155, 207) in RGB, hsl(299, 35%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Grayish Magenta (#CC99CC), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CE9BCF
HEX#CE9BCF
RGBrgb(206, 155, 207)
HSLhsl(299, 35%, 71%)
HSVhsv(299, 25%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.092 325.8)
LABlab(70.18% 26.05 -19.05)
LCHlch(70.18% 32.28 323.82)

What #CE9BCF 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 #CE9BCF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 0.91Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 2.24Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 3.16Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 5.86Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 6.18Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 6.2

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

#CE9BCF Channel Values

How #CE9BCF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 206 · G 155 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 299° · S 35% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 299° · S 25% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CE9BCF 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 text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CE9BCF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CE9BCF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CE9BCF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CE9BCF
Complementary
#9CCF9B
Analogous
#B49BCF
Analogous
#CF9BB6
Triadic
#CFCE9B
Triadic
#9BCFCE
Split comp.
#B6CF9B
Split comp.
#9BCFB4

Tints & Shades of #CE9BCF

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

#D5A9D6
#DCB7DC
#E2C4E3
#E7CFE8
#EEDDEE
#F5EAF5

Shades

#BD79BE
#AE5AAF
#8F4691
#713772
#4E264F
#301730

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CE9BCF.

How #CE9BCF 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#CE9BCF
Protanopia#A5A5CF
Protanomaly#B7A1CF
Deuteranopia#AEAECE
Deuteranomaly#BCA7CE
Tritanopia#C8A3A3
Tritanomaly#CBA0B6
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CE9BCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ce9bcf: #CE9BCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CE9BCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ce9bcf': '#CE9BCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.808, green: 0.608, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_ce9bcf">#CE9BCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#CE9BCF"

More Pink Colors

#CE9BCF sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CE9BCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CE9BCF?

#CE9BCF is a light pink — rgb(206, 155, 207) in RGB and hsl(299, 35%, 71%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Grayish Magenta (#CC99CC), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.91.

What is the RGB value of #CE9BCF?

#CE9BCF is rgb(206, 155, 207) — red 206, green 155, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CE9BCF?

#CE9BCF converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CE9BCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CE9BCF scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CE9BCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CE9BCF 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 6.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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