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#CE3DEC — Vivid Pink

#CE3DEC is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #CE3DEC 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.

#CE3DEC is a cool 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 #59EC3C; it also sits naturally between #773CEC and #EC3CB1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CE3DEC · RGB 206, 61, 236

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Color values

HEX#CE3DEC
RGB206, 61, 236
HSL290°, 82%, 58%
HSV290°, 74%, 93%
CMYK13%, 74%, 0%, 7%
XYZ42.26, 22.52, 81.48
Yxy22.52, 0.2890, 0.1539
CIE-Lab54.57, 77.45, -59.90
Hunter Lab47.45, 79.73, -73.91

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 24% · Blue 93%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CE3DEC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CE3DEC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CE3DEC

.text { color: #CE3DEC; }
.background { background-color: #CE3DEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CE3DEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 61, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 82%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CE3DEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 61, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CE3DEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 61, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CE3DEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CE3DEC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CE3DEC

#C925E9#B916DA#A613C3#8E11A7#7A0E90#670C79#4F095D#3B0746#23042A#100213

Tints of #CE3DEC

#D34FEE#D861EF#DB6FF1#E082F3#E494F4#E9A7F6#EEB9F8#F1C7F9#F6DAFB#FAECFD

Tones of #CE3DEC

#C649DF#BE55D3#B562C6#AD6EB9#A47BAD#9C87A1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #59EC3C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.82:1 AA large only
Against black text5.50:1 AA

Best text color on #CE3DEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CE3DEC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CE3DEC: ·

How #CE3DEC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8F8EC2Deuteranopia · #98A3B8Tritanopia · #C7A099

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CE3DEC rather than the exact color:

Amber Tempest
#499AE1 · #2835E2 · #7D3DDF · #D241EA
Dreamy Dusk
#3AC911 · #8DF15B · #C73CEE · #D4A0F1
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA
Mellow Aurora
#17A296 · #D644E4 · #D8C81F · #A7E9DE
Dusty Horizon
#3595DD · #1D2FE0 · #A573F2 · #D835F0
Frozen Ruby Mosaic
#880FB1 · #D731ED · #78F04F · #A1EF97

Similar colors

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

#D241EA#C73CEE#C735E8#D644E4#D835F0#D731ED#C93DFB#C147E9#D630E5#CC4AE0#C94EEF#C942FD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CE3DEB  ·  #CE3DED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CE3DEC?

#CE3DEC is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 206, 61, 236). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CE3DEC?

#CE3DEC is RGB 206, 61, 236 — HSL 290°, 82%, 58% — CMYK 13%, 74%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CE3DEC?

Its complement is #59EC3C; analogous partners are #773CEC and #EC3CB1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CE3DEC for text?

Black text on #CE3DEC has a contrast ratio of 5.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.82:1.