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#CC5DEE Color

#CC5DEE is rgb(204, 93, 238) in RGB, hsl(286, 81%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 61%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC5DEE
HEX#CC5DEE
RGBrgb(204, 93, 238)
HSLhsl(286, 81%, 65%)
HSVhsv(286, 61%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 61%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(67.3% 0.224 317.5)
LABlab(58.48% 60.32 -54.35)
LCHlch(58.48% 81.20 317.98)

What #CC5DEE 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 #CC5DEE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 7.68Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 10.09Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 15.08Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 15.64Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 15.93Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 16.87

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

#CC5DEE Channel Values

How #CC5DEE 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 93 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 81% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 61% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.3:1 vs white · 6.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC5DEE 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 text3.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC5DEE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC5DEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC5DEE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CC5DEE
Complementary
#7FEE5D
Analogous
#845DEE
Analogous
#EE5DC7
Triadic
#EECC5D
Triadic
#5DEECC
Split comp.
#C7EE5D
Split comp.
#5DEE84

Tints & Shades of #CC5DEE

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

#D475F0
#D987F2
#E19EF5
#E8B5F7
#EFCCFA
#F5DFFC

Shades

#BF34EA
#AF17DE
#8E13B4
#6E0F8A
#4D0A61
#2F063C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CC5DEE.

How #CC5DEE 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#CC5DEE
Protanopia#7A7AEE
Protanomaly#A16FEE
Deuteranopia#8F8FEC
Deuteranomaly#AB7EED
Tritanopia#BD7D7D
Tritanomaly#C371B5
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC5DEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc5dee: #CC5DEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC5DEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc5dee': '#CC5DEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.365, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_cc5dee">#CC5DEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC5DEE"

More Purple Colors

#CC5DEE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CC5DEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC5DEE?

#CC5DEE is a light purple — rgb(204, 93, 238) in RGB and hsl(286, 81%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.68.

What is the RGB value of #CC5DEE?

#CC5DEE is rgb(204, 93, 238) — red 204, green 93, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC5DEE?

#CC5DEE converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 61%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC5DEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC5DEE scores 3.3:1 against white and 6.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC5DEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC5DEE 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 10.09, which is visibly different.

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