Palettes / Colors / #CE91CF

#CE91CF — Light Muted Pink

#CE91CF is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #CE91CF 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.

#CE91CF is a cool 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 #92CF91; it also sits naturally between #AF91CF and #CF91B1. 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 57% · Blue 81%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CE91CF

.text { color: #CE91CF; }
.background { background-color: #CE91CF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CE91CF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 145, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 39%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CE91CF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 145, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CE91CF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 145, 207, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CE91CF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CE91CF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #92CF91:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CE91CF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CE91CF

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 #CE91CF 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 #CE91CF 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

← #CE91CE  ·  #CE91D0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CE91CF?

#CE91CF is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 206, 145, 207). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CE91CF?

#CE91CF is RGB 206, 145, 207 — HSL 299°, 39%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 30%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CE91CF?

Its complement is #92CF91; analogous partners are #AF91CF and #CF91B1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CE91CF for text?

Black text on #CE91CF has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.45:1.