Steel Pink (#CC33CC)

The hex code for Steel Pink is #CC33CC. It is rgb(204, 51, 204) in RGB, hsl(300, 60%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 75%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK — a mid-tone pink. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC33CC

HEX#CC33CC

RGBrgb(204, 51, 204)

HSLhsl(300, 60%, 50%)

HSVhsv(300, 75%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 0%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(61.3% 0.246 328.1)

LABlab(51.23% 71.05 -46.62)

LCHlch(51.23% 84.98 326.73)

Colors Closest to Steel Pink

Steel Pink is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 16.2 Purple Pizzazz#FE4EDAΔE 17.35 Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 18.19 Byzantine#BD33A4ΔE 18.72 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 18.79 Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 18.91

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

#CC33CC Channel Values

How Steel Pink 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 51 · B 204	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 300° · S 60% · L 50%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 300° · S 75% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 75% · Y 0% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.27:1 vs white · 4.91:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Steel Pink 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC33CC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With Steel Pink

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Steel Pink; 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 Steel Pink

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 #CC33CC.

How Steel Pink 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#CC33CC

Protanopia#6565CC

Protanomaly#9955CC

Deuteranopia#8282CA

Deuteranomaly#A56BCB

Tritanopia#C15B5B

Tritanomaly#C54E96

Achromatopsia#7A7A7A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC33CC in Code

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

CSS custom property--steel-pink: #CC33CC;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC33CC;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'steel-pink': '#CC33CC' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.200, blue: 0.800)

Android XML<color name="steel_pink">#CC33CC</color>

SVG fillfill="#CC33CC"

More Pink Colors

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

cc397b cc3399 cc6699 cc3366 cc66cc cc00cc cc99cc cc0099 cd607e cc006d cf3476 cc0066 db00db e68fac f00080 f7c5f7 fe4eda ff57b0 ffb3fc 330033 5d3954 7f1734 990066 ad4379

#CC33CC Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Steel Pink?

The hex code for Steel Pink is #CC33CC. That is rgb(204, 51, 204) in RGB, hsl(300, 60%, 50%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 75%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #CC33CC?

#CC33CC is rgb(204, 51, 204) — red 204, green 51, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC33CC?

#CC33CC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 75%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC33CC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC33CC scores 4.27:1 against white and 4.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC33CC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC33CC 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 mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 16.2, which is visibly different.

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