#CC00CC Color

#CC00CC is rgb(204, 0, 204) in RGB, hsl(300, 100%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC00CC

HEX#CC00CC

RGBrgb(204, 0, 204)

HSLhsl(300, 100%, 40%)

HSVhsv(300, 100%, 80%)

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

OKLCHoklch(59.3% 0.273 328.4)

LABlab(48.38% 79.06 -51.14)

LCHlch(48.38% 94.16 327.11)

What #CC00CC 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 #CC00CC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 9.63 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 16.07 Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 16.75 Hot Magenta#FF1DCEΔE 20.65 Fuchsia#FF00FFΔE 20.89 Phlox#DF00FFΔE 21.68

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

#CC00CC Channel Values

How #CC00CC 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 204	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 300° · S 100% · L 40%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 300° · S 100% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 100% · Y 0% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.73:1 vs white · 4.44:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC00CC 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 text4.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC00CC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC00CC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC00CC; 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 #CC00CC

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 #CC00CC.

How #CC00CC 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#CC00CC

Protanopia#5A5ACC

Protanomaly#9646CC

Deuteranopia#7B7BC9

Deuteranomaly#A261CA

Tritanopia#C04E4E

Tritanomaly#C53C92

Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC00CC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc00cc: #CC00CC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC00CC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc00cc': '#CC00CC' }

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

Android XML<color name="color_cc00cc">#CC00CC</color>

SVG fillfill="#CC00CC"

More Pink Colors

#CC00CC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

cc3366 cc0099 cc3399 cc006d cc33cc cc0066 cc397b cb99c9 cc6699 ca2c92 cc66cc c8b7c9 da1d81 e60076 efbbcc f6acdb fdf2f8 ff38ff ffadc9 2e051f 5a3844 7a007a 955b95 aa98a9

#CC00CC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC00CC?

#CC00CC is a mid-tone pink — rgb(204, 0, 204) in RGB and hsl(300, 100%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.63.

What is the RGB value of #CC00CC?

#CC00CC is rgb(204, 0, 204) — red 204, green 0, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC00CC?

#CC00CC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC00CC be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #CC00CC scores 4.73:1 against white and 4.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC00CC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC00CC 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 fuchsia (#FF00FF) at a CIE76 distance of 20.89, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.