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#CC5CE6 Color

#CC5CE6 is rgb(204, 92, 230) in RGB, hsl(289, 73%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 60%, 0%, 10%) 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 7.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC5CE6
HEX#CC5CE6
RGBrgb(204, 92, 230)
HSLhsl(289, 73%, 63%)
HSVhsv(289, 60%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 60%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(66.7% 0.218 319.7)
LABlab(57.95% 59.60 -50.73)
LCHlch(57.95% 78.27 319.60)

What #CC5CE6 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 #CC5CE6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 7.25Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 7.91Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 13.9Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 14.41Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 15.21Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 15.23

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

#CC5CE6 Channel Values

How #CC5CE6 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 92 · B 2308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 73% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 60% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.36:1 vs white · 6.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC5CE6 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 text3.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC5CE6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC5CE6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC5CE6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CC5CE6
Complementary
#75E65C
Analogous
#875CE6
Analogous
#E65CBA
Triadic
#E6CC5C
Triadic
#5CE6CC
Split comp.
#BAE65C
Split comp.
#5CE687

Tints & Shades of #CC5CE6

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

#D372E9
#DA88EC
#E19EF0
#E8B4F3
#EFCAF7
#F5E0FA

Shades

#C138E0
#AC20CB
#8E1AA8
#6C1480
#4E0E5D
#2D0835

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CC5CE6.

How #CC5CE6 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#CC5CE6
Protanopia#7979E6
Protanomaly#A16FE6
Deuteranopia#8E8EE4
Deuteranomaly#AA7DE5
Tritanopia#BE7A7A
Tritanomaly#C46FB0
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC5CE6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc5ce6: #CC5CE6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC5CE6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc5ce6': '#CC5CE6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.361, blue: 0.902)
Android XML<color name="color_cc5ce6">#CC5CE6</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC5CE6"

More Purple Colors

#CC5CE6 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CC5CE6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC5CE6?

#CC5CE6 is a light purple — rgb(204, 92, 230) in RGB and hsl(289, 73%, 63%) 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 7.25.

What is the RGB value of #CC5CE6?

#CC5CE6 is rgb(204, 92, 230) — red 204, green 92, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC5CE6?

#CC5CE6 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 60%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC5CE6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC5CE6 scores 3.36:1 against white and 6.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC5CE6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC5CE6 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 7.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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