Color

#CE48B8

Vivid warm magenta. Nearest reference color: Fuchsia (Crayola).

RGB

0–255

206

184

CMYK

0–100%

65.05%

10.68%

19.22%

RGB describes how #CE48B8 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 206, green 72 and blue 184.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 65.05%, yellow 10.68% and black 19.22%.

HSL values

H 309.85° S 57.76% L 54.51%

In the HSL color model, #CE48B8 has a hue of 309.85°, 57.76% saturation and 54.51% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#CE48B8 is a medium, warm magenta with vivid chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Vivid

Color formats

Copy #CE48B8 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #CE48B8

RGB rgb(206, 72, 184)

HSL hsl(309.85 57.76% 54.51%)

OKLCH oklch(0.623761 0.208556 334.9393)

CSS --color: #CE48B8;

Tints of #CE48B8

Tints are lighter variations of #CE48B8. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFE6F8 #FFBAEF #FF87E8 #EA63D3 #CE48B8

Shades of #CE48B8

Shades are darker variations of #CE48B8. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#CE48B8 #A31690 #6F0062 #3D0035 #10000D

Tones of #CE48B8

Tones reduce the chroma of #CE48B8, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#CE48B8 #C15BAE #B36AA4 #A4769A #94808F

Tonal range of #CE48B8

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #CE48B8 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFE6F8 #FFBAEF #FF87E8 #EA63D3 #CE48B8 #A31690 #6F0062 #3D0035 #10000D

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFE6F8;
    --color-200: #FFBAEF;
    --color-300: #FF87E8;
    --color-400: #EA63D3;
    --color-500: #CE48B8;
    --color-600: #A31690;
    --color-700: #6F0062;
    --color-800: #3D0035;
    --color-900: #10000D;
}

Colors that go with #CE48B8

Color harmonies for #CE48B8 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#CE48B8 #00A15C

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#A55CEA #CE48B8 #E63B76

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#CE48B8 #A08500 #0097B0

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#CE48B8 #729600 #009C90

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#CE48B8 #C07200 #00A15C #008EDE

CSS gradients with #CE48B8

These gradients show how #CE48B8 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#CE48B8 #DE7BCA #ECA8DC #F7D4EE #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #CE48B8, #DE7BCA, #ECA8DC, #F7D4EE, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#CE48B8 #8C2E7C #4E1645 #190315 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #CE48B8, #8C2E7C, #4E1645, #190315, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#CE48B8 #896BF2 #008DDE #009AA0 #00A15C

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #CE48B8, #896BF2, #008DDE, #009AA0, #00A15C);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #CE48B8. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

4.01:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

5.24:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.2122 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #CE48B8 as the background.

background-color: #CE48B8;
color: #000000;

Using #CE48B8 in design

See how #CE48B8 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#CE48B8 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #CE48B8 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#FFBAEF

#CE48B8

#3D0035

Colors similar to #CE48B8

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #CE48B8, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#EA63D2 #B32B9F #D832C0 #C458B0 #C24ECB #D842A4 #D05BD8 #CA3497

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #CE48B8 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #4872BB Deuteranopia #7486B5 Tritanopia #D8517A

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #CE48B8 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 36.423
Y: 21.2202
Z: 47.5157

CIELAB

L*: 53.1897
a*: 64.9436
b*: -32.4086

OKLab

L: 0.623761
a: 0.188922
b: -0.088339

OKLCH

L: 0.623761
C: 0.208556
H: 334.9393°