#CC0099 Color

#CC0099 is rgb(204, 0, 153) in RGB, hsl(315, 100%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 25%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), visibly different at ΔE 10.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC0099

HEX#CC0099

RGBrgb(204, 0, 153)

HSLhsl(315, 100%, 40%)

HSVhsv(315, 100%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 25%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(56.5% 0.242 343.5)

LABlab(46.13% 74.30 -24.63)

LCHlch(46.13% 78.28 341.66)

What #CC0099 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CC0099, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 10.4 Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 10.94 Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 11.62 Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 12.66 Fashion Fuchsia#F400A1ΔE 14.93 Shocking Pink#FC0FC0ΔE 17.12

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#CC0099 Channel Values

How #CC0099 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 204 · G 0 · B 153	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 315° · S 100% · L 40%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 315° · S 100% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 100% · Y 25% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.21:1 vs white · 4.03:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC0099 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC0099 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC0099

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC0099; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CC0099

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CC0099.

How #CC0099 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CC0099

Protanopia#5A5A98

Protanomaly#964699

Deuteranopia#7B7B95

Deuteranomaly#A26197

Tritanopia#C63838

Tritanomaly#C82B6D

Achromatopsia#6C6C6C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC0099 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cc0099: #CC0099;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC0099;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc0099': '#CC0099' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.000, blue: 0.600)

Android XML<color name="color_cc0099">#CC0099</color>

SVG fillfill="#CC0099"

More Pink Colors

#CC0099 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

cc00cc cc006d cc3366 cc0066 cc3399 cb99c9 cc33cc ca2c92 cc397b c8b7c9 cc6699 c8a2c8 d982b5 e496e1 ef67bd f6a5f2 fddde6 ff389c ffa8d4 240024 5a205a 78184a 941494 aa4069

#CC0099 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC0099?

#CC0099 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(204, 0, 153) in RGB and hsl(315, 100%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.4.

What is the RGB value of #CC0099?

#CC0099 is rgb(204, 0, 153) — red 204, green 0, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC0099?

#CC0099 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 25%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC0099 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CC0099 scores 5.21:1 against white and 4.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC0099 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC0099 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 11.62, which is visibly different.

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