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#CC54D9 Color

#CC54D9 is rgb(204, 84, 217) in RGB, hsl(294, 64%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 61%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC54D9
HEX#CC54D9
RGBrgb(204, 84, 217)
HSLhsl(294, 64%, 59%)
HSVhsv(294, 61%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 61%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(65.1% 0.218 323.7)
LABlab(56.08% 61.17 -46.36)
LCHlch(56.08% 76.75 322.84)

What #CC54D9 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 #CC54D9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 6.81Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 11.02Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 11.57Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 11.59Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 14.28Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 15.19

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

#CC54D9 Channel Values

How #CC54D9 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 84 · B 2178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 294° · S 64% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 294° · S 61% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.6:1 vs white · 5.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC54D9 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 text3.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC54D9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC54D9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC54D9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CC54D9
Complementary
#61D954
Analogous
#8954D9
Analogous
#D954A4
Triadic
#D9CC54
Triadic
#54D9CC
Split comp.
#A4D954
Split comp.
#54D989

Tints & Shades of #CC54D9

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

#D36DDF
#DA82E3
#E19BE9
#E7B0EE
#EFC9F3
#F5DEF8

Shades

#C232D2
#A627B4
#872092
#6C1A75
#4D1254
#2E0B32

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CC54D9.

How #CC54D9 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#CC54D9
Protanopia#7575D9
Protanomaly#9F69D9
Deuteranopia#8B8BD7
Deuteranomaly#A979D8
Tritanopia#C07171
Tritanomaly#C567A5
Achromatopsia#878787

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC54D9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc54d9: #CC54D9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC54D9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc54d9': '#CC54D9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.329, blue: 0.851)
Android XML<color name="color_cc54d9">#CC54D9</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC54D9"

More Pink Colors

#CC54D9 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CC54D9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC54D9?

#CC54D9 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(204, 84, 217) in RGB and hsl(294, 64%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.81.

What is the RGB value of #CC54D9?

#CC54D9 is rgb(204, 84, 217) — red 204, green 84, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC54D9?

#CC54D9 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 61%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC54D9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC54D9 scores 3.6:1 against white and 5.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC54D9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC54D9 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 6.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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