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#CC5EED Color

#CC5EED is rgb(204, 94, 237) in RGB, hsl(286, 80%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 60%, 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 7.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC5EED
HEX#CC5EED
RGBrgb(204, 94, 237)
HSLhsl(286, 80%, 65%)
HSVhsv(286, 60%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 60%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.222 317.7)
LABlab(58.60% 59.75 -53.61)
LCHlch(58.60% 80.27 318.10)

What #CC5EED 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 #CC5EED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 7.26Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.35Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 15.2Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 15.32Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 15.8Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 17.27

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

#CC5EED Channel Values

How #CC5EED 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 94 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 80% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 60% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.29:1 vs white · 6.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC5EED 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 text3.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC5EED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC5EED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC5EED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CC5EED
Complementary
#80ED5E
Analogous
#845EED
Analogous
#ED5EC7
Triadic
#EDCC5E
Triadic
#5EEDCC
Split comp.
#C7ED5E
Split comp.
#5EED84

Tints & Shades of #CC5EED

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

#D375F0
#D988F2
#E09FF4
#E8B6F7
#EFCDF9
#F5DFFB

Shades

#BF35E9
#AF18DC
#8E14B3
#6D0F8A
#4C0B60
#2F073C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CC5EED.

How #CC5EED 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#CC5EED
Protanopia#7A7AED
Protanomaly#A270ED
Deuteranopia#8F8FEB
Deuteranomaly#AB7EEC
Tritanopia#BD7D7D
Tritanomaly#C372B5
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC5EED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc5eed: #CC5EED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC5EED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc5eed': '#CC5EED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.369, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_cc5eed">#CC5EED</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC5EED"

More Purple Colors

#CC5EED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CC5EED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC5EED?

#CC5EED is a light purple — rgb(204, 94, 237) in RGB and hsl(286, 80%, 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 7.26.

What is the RGB value of #CC5EED?

#CC5EED is rgb(204, 94, 237) — red 204, green 94, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC5EED?

#CC5EED converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 60%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC5EED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC5EED scores 3.29:1 against white and 6.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC5EED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC5EED 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 9.35, 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.