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#CC5FDD Color

#CC5FDD is rgb(204, 95, 221) in RGB, hsl(292, 65%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 57%, 0%, 13%) 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 5.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC5FDD
HEX#CC5FDD
RGBrgb(204, 95, 221)
HSLhsl(292, 65%, 62%)
HSVhsv(292, 57%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 57%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(66.6% 0.206 322.1)
LABlab(58.06% 57.02 -45.51)
LCHlch(58.06% 72.96 321.40)

What #CC5FDD 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 #CC5FDD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CC5FDD Channel Values

How #CC5FDD 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 95 · B 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 292° · S 65% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 292° · S 57% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.36:1 vs white · 6.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC5FDD 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 text6.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC5FDD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC5FDD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC5FDD; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CC5FDD

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CC5FDD.

How #CC5FDD 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#CC5FDD
Protanopia#7B7BDD
Protanomaly#A271DD
Deuteranopia#8F8FDB
Deuteranomaly#AB7FDC
Tritanopia#C07979
Tritanomaly#C56FAA
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC5FDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc5fdd: #CC5FDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC5FDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc5fdd': '#CC5FDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.373, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_cc5fdd">#CC5FDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC5FDD"

More Pink Colors

#CC5FDD sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CC5FDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC5FDD?

#CC5FDD is a light pink — rgb(204, 95, 221) in RGB and hsl(292, 65%, 62%) 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 5.45.

What is the RGB value of #CC5FDD?

#CC5FDD is rgb(204, 95, 221) — red 204, green 95, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC5FDD?

#CC5FDD converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 57%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC5FDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC5FDD scores 3.36:1 against white and 6.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC5FDD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC5FDD 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 5.45, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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