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#CE43EA — Vivid Pink

#CE43EA 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 #CE43EA 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.

#CE43EA 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 #5FEA43; it also sits naturally between #7B43EA and #EA43B2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CE43EA · RGB 206, 67, 234

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Color values

HEX#CE43EA
RGB206, 67, 234
HSL290°, 80%, 59%
HSV290°, 71%, 92%
CMYK12%, 71%, 0%, 8%
XYZ42.31, 23.08, 80.07
Yxy23.08, 0.2909, 0.1587
CIE-Lab55.15, 75.09, -57.85
Hunter Lab48.04, 76.93, -70.41

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 26% · Blue 92%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CE43EA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CE43EA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CE43EA

.text { color: #CE43EA; }
.background { background-color: #CE43EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CE43EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 67, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(290, 80%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CE43EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 67, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CE43EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 67, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CE43EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CE43EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CE43EA

#C82CE8#BC18DC#A816C5#9113AA#7D1093#660D77#520B60#3B0845#27052E#100212

Tints of #CE43EA

#D355EC#D763EE#DB75F0#E088F2#E59AF4#E8A8F5#EDBAF7#F2CDF9#F5DAFB#FAEDFD

Tones of #CE43EA

#C74EDF#BE5BD2#B766C7#AE73BA#A67EAE#9E8BA2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5FEA43:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.74:1 AA large only
Against black text5.62:1 AA

Best text color on #CE43EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CE43EA

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 #CE43EA: ·

How #CE43EA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9291C2Deuteranopia · #9AA4B8Tritanopia · #C7A29B

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 #CE43EA rather than the exact color:

Amber Tempest
#499AE1 · #2835E2 · #7D3DDF · #D241EA
Mellow Aurora
#17A296 · #D644E4 · #D8C81F · #A7E9DE
Dreamy Dusk
#3AC911 · #8DF15B · #C73CEE · #D4A0F1
Dusty Ruby Bloom
#CC4AE0 · #D71C85 · #F0504E · #B87415
Burning Ruby Canyon
#36AE0F · #51EE3F · #C94EEF · #E2B9F4
Palette 2d033b
#2D033B · #810CA8 · #C147E9 · #E5B8F4

Similar colors

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

#D241EA#D644E4#C73CEE#CC4AE0#C94EEF#C147E9#D04BDF#C735E8#D835F0#C93DFB#D754EA#C942FD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CE43E9  ·  #CE43EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CE43EA?

#CE43EA is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 206, 67, 234). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CE43EA?

#CE43EA is RGB 206, 67, 234 — HSL 290°, 80%, 59% — CMYK 12%, 71%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CE43EA?

Its complement is #5FEA43; analogous partners are #7B43EA and #EA43B2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CE43EA for text?

Black text on #CE43EA has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.74:1.