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#CC63DE Color

#CC63DE is rgb(204, 99, 222) in RGB, hsl(291, 65%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 55%, 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 6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC63DE
HEX#CC63DE
RGBrgb(204, 99, 222)
HSLhsl(291, 65%, 63%)
HSVhsv(291, 55%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 55%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.201 321.6)
LABlab(58.80% 55.37 -44.91)
LCHlch(58.80% 71.30 320.95)

What #CC63DE 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 #CC63DE, 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.

#CC63DE Channel Values

How #CC63DE 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 99 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 291° · S 65% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 291° · S 55% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 55% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.28:1 vs white · 6.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC63DE 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 text3.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC63DE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC63DE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC63DE; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CC63DE

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 #CC63DE.

How #CC63DE 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#CC63DE
Protanopia#7D7DDE
Protanomaly#A374DE
Deuteranopia#9191DC
Deuteranomaly#AC81DD
Tritanopia#C07C7C
Tritanomaly#C573AC
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC63DE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc63de: #CC63DE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC63DE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc63de': '#CC63DE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.388, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_cc63de">#CC63DE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC63DE"

More Pink Colors

#CC63DE sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CC63DE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC63DE?

#CC63DE is a light pink — rgb(204, 99, 222) in RGB and hsl(291, 65%, 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 6.

What is the RGB value of #CC63DE?

#CC63DE is rgb(204, 99, 222) — red 204, green 99, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC63DE?

#CC63DE converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 55%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC63DE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC63DE scores 3.28:1 against white and 6.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC63DE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC63DE 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 6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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