Palettes / Colors / #CE5ABA

#CE5ABA — Muted Pink

#CE5ABA is a pink color we call Muted 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 #CE5ABA 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.

#CE5ABA is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #5ACE6D; it also sits naturally between #A75ACE and #CE5A81. 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 35% · Blue 73%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 56% · Yellow 10% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CE5ABA

.text { color: #CE5ABA; }
.background { background-color: #CE5ABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CE5ABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 90, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(310, 54%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CE5ABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 90, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CE5ABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 90, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CE5ABA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CE5ABA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CE5ABA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5ACE6D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CE5ABA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CE5ABA

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 #CE5ABA 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 #CE5ABA 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

← #CE5AB9  ·  #CE5ABB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CE5ABA?

#CE5ABA is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 206, 90, 186). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CE5ABA?

#CE5ABA is RGB 206, 90, 186 — HSL 310°, 54%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 56%, 10%, 19%.

What colors go with #CE5ABA?

Its complement is #5ACE6D; analogous partners are #A75ACE and #CE5A81. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CE5ABA for text?

Black text on #CE5ABA has a contrast ratio of 5.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.62:1.