#CC4AED Color

#CC4AED is rgb(204, 74, 237) in RGB, hsl(288, 82%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 69%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), visibly different at ΔE 13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC4AED

HEX#CC4AED

RGBrgb(204, 74, 237)

HSLhsl(288, 82%, 61%)

HSVhsv(288, 69%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(14%, 69%, 0%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(65.2% 0.248 318.7)

LABlab(55.56% 67.79 -58.43)

LCHlch(55.56% 89.49 319.24)

What #CC4AED 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 #CC4AED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 15.13 Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 15.14 Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 16.06 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 16.3 Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 16.97

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

#CC4AED Channel Values

How #CC4AED 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 74 · B 237	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 288° · S 82% · L 61%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 288° · S 69% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 14% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.64:1 vs white · 5.77:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC4AED 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 text3.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CC4AED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC4AED; 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 #CC4AED

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

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How #CC4AED 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#CC4AED

Protanopia#6F6FED

Protanomaly#9D62ED

Deuteranopia#8888EB

Deuteranomaly#A774EC

Tritanopia#BC7171

Tritanomaly#C364B1

Achromatopsia#868686

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Using #CC4AED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc4aed: #CC4AED;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC4AED;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc4aed': '#CC4AED' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.290, blue: 0.929)

Android XML<color name="color_cc4aed">#CC4AED</color>

SVG fillfill="#CC4AED"

More Purple Colors

#CC4AED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#CC4AED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC4AED?

#CC4AED is a light purple — rgb(204, 74, 237) in RGB and hsl(288, 82%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Pink (#CC33CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.

What is the RGB value of #CC4AED?

#CC4AED is rgb(204, 74, 237) — red 204, green 74, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC4AED?

#CC4AED converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 69%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC4AED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC4AED scores 3.64:1 against white and 5.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC4AED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC4AED 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 15.13, which is visibly different.

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