Close to Plum
#CE99CB
#CE99CB is a light, muted pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 80.8% red, 60% green, and 79.6% blue. Its hue is 303°, with 35% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CE99CB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.32:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.04:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.32:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.04:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CE99CB as they’d see it.
#CE99CB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #CE99CB
What color is #CE99CB?
#CE99CB is a light, muted pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 80.8% red, 60% green, and 79.6% blue. Its hue is 303°, with 35% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CE99CB in RGB?
#CE99CB is rgb(206, 153, 203): 206 red, 153 green, and 203 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CE99CB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 26, 1, 19). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CE99CB?
PANTONE 2564 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CE99CB?
Its complement #82B786 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.