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#CE93EB — Light Purple

#CE93EB is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #CE93EB 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.

#CE93EB is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. 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 #B1EB93; it also sits naturally between #A293EB and #EB93DD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CE93EB · RGB 206, 147, 235

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Color values

HEX#CE93EB
RGB206, 147, 235
HSL280°, 69%, 75%
HSV280°, 37%, 92%
CMYK12%, 37%, 0%, 8%
XYZ50.88, 39.99, 83.63
Yxy39.99, 0.2916, 0.2291
CIE-Lab69.46, 37.62, -35.82
Hunter Lab63.24, 36.92, -39.04

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 58% · Blue 92%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CE93EB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CE93EB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CE93EB

.text { color: #CE93EB; }
.background { background-color: #CE93EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CE93EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 147, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(280, 69%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CE93EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 147, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CE93EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 147, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CE93EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CE93EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CE93EB

#C075E6#B257E0#A539DB#9325CB#7D20AC#64198A#4E146C#380E4E#23092F#0D0311

Tints of #CE93EB

#D29CED#D6A5EE#DAADF0#DEB6F2#E4C3F4#E7CBF6#EBD4F7#EFDDF9#F3E5FA#F7EEFC

Tones of #CE93EB

#CC9AE5#CAA0DE#C8A6D8#C6ACD2#C3B3CC#C1B9C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1EB93:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.33:1 Fails
Against black text9.00:1 AAA

Best text color on #CE93EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CE93EB

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 #CE93EB: ·

How #CE93EB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B4B4D6Deuteranopia · #B8BCD1Tritanopia · #CBC5C1

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 purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CE93EB rather than the exact color:

Golden Saffron
#4EB41D · #5AE148 · #9120C7 · #CF9BE8
Palette 1230ae
#1230AE · #6C48C5 · #C68FE6 · #FFF7F7
Palette 4e56c0
#4E56C0 · #9B5DE0 · #D78FEE · #FDCFFA
Palette Cb9df0
#CB9DF0 · #F0C1E1 · #FDDBBB · #FFF9BF
Cosmic Summit
#84B718 · #A6E957 · #7845E6 · #C49AEB
Palette Cdf0ea
#CDF0EA · #F9F9F9 · #F6C6EA · #C490E4

Similar colors

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

#CF9BE8#C68FE6#D78FEE#CB9DF0#C49AEB#C490E4#D18CE0#C499F3#D195F9#D59BF6#D4A0F1#C49FEB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CE93EA  ·  #CE93EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CE93EB?

#CE93EB is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 206, 147, 235). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CE93EB?

#CE93EB is RGB 206, 147, 235 — HSL 280°, 69%, 75% — CMYK 12%, 37%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CE93EB?

Its complement is #B1EB93; analogous partners are #A293EB and #EB93DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CE93EB for text?

Black text on #CE93EB has a contrast ratio of 9.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.