Purplish Pink Color
Purplish Pink is a pink color with hex code #CE5DAE. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with purplish pink, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Purplish Pink Color Values
What Does Purplish Pink Mean?
Purplish Pink belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. Purplish Pink sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Purplish Pink is classified as a pink (nearest centroid: deep purplish pink, #DE6FA1). It is also known as Pú Táo Zǐ Purple.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Purplish Pink
Purplish Pink and #5ECF7E are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #B65ECF and #CF5E76, which sit beside purplish pink on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair purplish pink with triadic partners #AFCF5E and #5EAFCF. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Pale Magenta —
#D767AD(Delta E 6) - Mulberry —
#C54B8C(Delta E 13) - Orchid —
#DA70D6(Delta E 14) - Hopbush —
#D06DA1(Delta E 15) - Lavender Pink —
#DD85D7(Delta E 15)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #CE5DAE; }
.background { background-color: #CE5DAE; }
.border { border: 2px solid #CE5DAE; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #CE5DAE40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for purplish pink?
Purplish Pink has the hex code #CE5DAE. In RGB notation it is rgb(206, 93, 174), in HSL it is hsl(317, 54%, 59%), and its OKLCH value is 0.644, 0.171, 339.7.
What does the color purplish pink mean?
Pink-family colors like purplish pink carry distinct psychological associations. Purplish Pink belongs to the pink family of colors. Pinks are red with the volume turned down. Soft ones read as gentle and personal; hot ones shout happily. Beauty packaging owns the pastel end, youth brands own the neon end, and dusty millennial pink had its entire decade. Purplish Pink sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with purplish pink?
Purplish Pink has three easy routes: its complement #5ECF7E for punch, its neighbors #B65ECF and #CF5E76 for something calmer, or triadic partners #AFCF5E and #5EAFCF when you want energy.
Is purplish pink a standard web color?
No — Purplish Pink is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #CE5DAE or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make purplish pink lighter or darker?
To lighten purplish pink, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F7E4F1 (lightest tint) to #270C1F (darkest shade).
About Purplish Pink
Purplish Pink is classified as a Pink in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Pink hue family. It has alternative names including Pú Táo Zǐ Purple. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #CE5DAE to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.