#CC57FA Color

#CC57FA is rgb(204, 87, 250) in RGB, hsl(283, 94%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 65%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), visibly different at ΔE 13.54. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC57FA

HEX#CC57FA

RGBrgb(204, 87, 250)

HSLhsl(283, 94%, 66%)

HSVhsv(283, 65%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 65%, 0%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.243 314.9)

LABlab(58.10% 64.62 -61.61)

LCHlch(58.10% 89.28 316.36)

What #CC57FA 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 #CC57FA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 13.54 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 16.01 Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 17.7 Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 17.74 Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 18.21 Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 18.91

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

#CC57FA Channel Values

How #CC57FA 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 87 · B 250	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 283° · S 94% · L 66%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 283° · S 65% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 18% · M 65% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.33:1 vs white · 6.31:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC57FA 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 text3.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CC57FA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC57FA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #CC57FA

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.

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Shades

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How #CC57FA 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#CC57FA

Protanopia#7676FA

Protanomaly#A06BFA

Deuteranopia#8C8CF8

Deuteranomaly#AA7AF9

Tritanopia#BB7D7D

Tritanomaly#C26FBC

Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

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Using #CC57FA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc57fa: #CC57FA;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC57FA;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc57fa': '#CC57FA' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.341, blue: 0.980)

Android XML<color name="color_cc57fa">#CC57FA</color>

SVG fillfill="#CC57FA"

More Purple Colors

#CC57FA 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

#CC57FA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC57FA?

#CC57FA is a light purple — rgb(204, 87, 250) in RGB and hsl(283, 94%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.54.

What is the RGB value of #CC57FA?

#CC57FA is rgb(204, 87, 250) — red 204, green 87, and blue 250 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC57FA?

#CC57FA converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 65%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC57FA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC57FA scores 3.33:1 against white and 6.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC57FA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC57FA 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 16.01, which is visibly different.

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