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#CC60E2 Color

#CC60E2 is rgb(204, 96, 226) in RGB, hsl(290, 69%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 58%, 0%, 11%) 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 5.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC60E2
HEX#CC60E2
RGBrgb(204, 96, 226)
HSLhsl(290, 69%, 63%)
HSVhsv(290, 58%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(10%, 58%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(67% 0.209 320.6)
LABlab(58.44% 57.28 -47.71)
LCHlch(58.44% 74.55 320.21)

What #CC60E2 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 #CC60E2, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 5.56Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 8.54Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 12.07Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 12.76Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 14.21Orchid#DA70D6ΔE 15.06

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

#CC60E2 Channel Values

How #CC60E2 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 96 · B 2268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 290° · S 69% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 290° · S 58% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 10% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.31:1 vs white · 6.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC60E2 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 text3.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC60E2 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC60E2

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC60E2; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CC60E2
Complementary
#75E260
Analogous
#8B60E2
Analogous
#E260B6
Triadic
#E2CC60
Triadic
#60E2CC
Split comp.
#B6E260
Split comp.
#60E28B

Tints & Shades of #CC60E2

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

#D375E6
#DA8BEA
#E1A0EE
#E8B6F2
#EECBF6
#F5E1F9

Shades

#C13DDB
#AB24C6
#8D1EA4
#6C177D
#4E115A
#2D0934

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CC60E2.

How #CC60E2 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#CC60E2
Protanopia#7C7CE2
Protanomaly#A272E2
Deuteranopia#9090E0
Deuteranomaly#AB7FE1
Tritanopia#BF7B7B
Tritanomaly#C471AE
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC60E2 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc60e2: #CC60E2;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC60E2;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc60e2': '#CC60E2' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.376, blue: 0.886)
Android XML<color name="color_cc60e2">#CC60E2</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC60E2"

More Pink Colors

#CC60E2 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CC60E2 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC60E2?

#CC60E2 is a light pink — rgb(204, 96, 226) in RGB and hsl(290, 69%, 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 5.56.

What is the RGB value of #CC60E2?

#CC60E2 is rgb(204, 96, 226) — red 204, green 96, and blue 226 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC60E2?

#CC60E2 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 58%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC60E2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC60E2 scores 3.31:1 against white and 6.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC60E2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC60E2 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 5.56, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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