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#CE99DB Somewhere in a Fairytale

#CE99DB is a light, moderately saturated purple named Somewhere in a Fairytale. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 60.0% green and 85.9% blue (rgb(206, 153, 219)). Its HSL value is 288° hue, 48% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #CE99DB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.20:1.

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Variations of #CE99DB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CE99DB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CE99DB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CE99DB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9DAED9
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #91A8DE
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A4A5DC
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9DAED9
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AEA7DA
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CFA0B1
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CF9CC9
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ACACAC
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B5A7B9

#CE99DB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.28:1 Very poor#CE99DB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.20:1 Very good#CE99DB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CE99DB in CSS

/* Somewhere in a Fairytale */
.color { color: #CE99DB; }
.background { background-color: #CE99DB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CE99DB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(206 153 219);
color: hsl(288 48% 73%);
color: oklch(0.755 0.109 319.6);

#CE99DB FAQ

What color is #CE99DB?

#CE99DB is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Somewhere in a Fairytale. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #CE99DB?

#CE99DB is rgb(206, 153, 219) in RGB, hsl(288, 48%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 30%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CE99DB?

The complementary color of #CE99DB is #A6DB99, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CE99DB?

Black text has the best contrast on #CE99DB: 9.20:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CE99DB a warm or cool color?

#CE99DB is a cool color.