#CC009C Color

#CC009C is rgb(204, 0, 156) in RGB, hsl(314, 100%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 24%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Fuchsia (#CA2C92), visibly different at ΔE 11.68. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC009C

HEX#CC009C

RGBrgb(204, 0, 156)

HSLhsl(314, 100%, 40%)

HSVhsv(314, 100%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 24%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(56.7% 0.244 342.5)

LABlab(46.24% 74.55 -26.26)

LCHlch(46.24% 79.04 340.60)

What #CC009C 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 #CC009C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Fuchsia#CA2C92ΔE 11.68 Frostbite#E936A7ΔE 11.86 Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 12.25 Artist's Purple#C71585ΔE 13.21 Fashion Fuchsia#F400A1ΔE 15.72 Shocking Pink#FC0FC0ΔE 16.48

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

#CC009C Channel Values

How #CC009C 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 156	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 314° · S 100% · L 40%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 314° · S 100% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 100% · Y 24% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	5.19:1 vs white · 4.05:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC009C 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 text5.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC009C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC009C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC009C; 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 #CC009C

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 #CC009C.

How #CC009C 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#CC009C

Protanopia#5A5A9B

Protanomaly#96469C

Deuteranopia#7B7B98

Deuteranomaly#A2619A

Tritanopia#C53A3A

Tritanomaly#C82C6F

Achromatopsia#6D6D6D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC009C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc009c: #CC009C;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC009C;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc009c': '#CC009C' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.000, blue: 0.612)

Android XML<color name="color_cc009c">#CC009C</color>

SVG fillfill="#CC009C"

More Pink Colors

#CC009C sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#CC009C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC009C?

#CC009C is a mid-tone pink — rgb(204, 0, 156) in RGB and hsl(314, 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 11.68.

What is the RGB value of #CC009C?

#CC009C is rgb(204, 0, 156) — red 204, green 0, and blue 156 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC009C?

#CC009C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 24%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC009C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CC009C scores 5.19:1 against white and 4.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC009C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC009C 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 13.21, which is visibly different.

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