Palettes / Colors / #CE3BBD

#CE3BBD — Pink

#CE3BBD is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #CE3BBD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CE3BBD is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3BCE4C; it also sits naturally between #963BCE and #CE3B73. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 23% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 8% · Key 19%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CE3BBD

.text { color: #CE3BBD; }
.background { background-color: #CE3BBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CE3BBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 59, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(307, 60%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CE3BBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 59, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CE3BBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 59, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CE3BBD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CE3BBD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CE3BBD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3BCE4C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CE3BBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CE3BBD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #CE3BBD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CE3BBD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CE3BBC  ·  #CE3BBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CE3BBD?

#CE3BBD is Pink, a pink color (RGB 206, 59, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CE3BBD?

#CE3BBD is RGB 206, 59, 189 — HSL 307°, 60%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 71%, 8%, 19%.

What colors go with #CE3BBD?

Its complement is #3BCE4C; analogous partners are #963BCE and #CE3B73. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CE3BBD for text?

Black text on #CE3BBD has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.21:1.