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#CC3DDB Color

#CC3DDB is rgb(204, 61, 219) in RGB, hsl(294, 69%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 72%, 0%, 14%) 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 6.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC3DDB
HEX#CC3DDB
RGBrgb(204, 61, 219)
HSLhsl(294, 69%, 55%)
HSVhsv(294, 72%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 72%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(63% 0.247 323.8)
LABlab(53.03% 69.87 -52.32)
LCHlch(53.03% 87.29 323.17)

What #CC3DDB 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 #CC3DDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 6.1Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 15.63Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 16.13Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 16.49Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 17.13Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 17.39

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

#CC3DDB Channel Values

How #CC3DDB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 204 · G 61 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 294° · S 69% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 294° · S 72% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 72% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.99:1 vs white · 5.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC3DDB 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 text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC3DDB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC3DDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC3DDB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CC3DDB
Complementary
#4DDB3D
Analogous
#7C3DDB
Analogous
#DB3D9C
Triadic
#DBCC3D
Triadic
#3DDBCC
Split comp.
#9CDB3D
Split comp.
#3DDB7C

Tints & Shades of #CC3DDB

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

#D257E0
#D971E5
#E08BEA
#E8A9EF
#EFC3F4
#F6DDF9

Shades

#BE26CF
#9E20AC
#831A8E
#671570
#4B0F52
#2C092F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CC3DDB.

How #CC3DDB 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#CC3DDB
Protanopia#6969DB
Protanomaly#9B5BDB
Deuteranopia#8484D9
Deuteranomaly#A66EDA
Tritanopia#BF6565
Tritanomaly#C458A2
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC3DDB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc3ddb: #CC3DDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC3DDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc3ddb': '#CC3DDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.239, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_cc3ddb">#CC3DDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC3DDB"

More Pink Colors

#CC3DDB sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CC3DDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC3DDB?

#CC3DDB is a mid-tone pink — rgb(204, 61, 219) in RGB and hsl(294, 69%, 55%) 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 6.1.

What is the RGB value of #CC3DDB?

#CC3DDB is rgb(204, 61, 219) — red 204, green 61, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC3DDB?

#CC3DDB converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 72%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC3DDB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC3DDB scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC3DDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC3DDB 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 15.63, 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.