#CC6699 Color

#CC6699 is rgb(204, 102, 153) in RGB, hsl(330, 50%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 25%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Orchid (#D470A2), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC6699

HEX#CC6699

RGBrgb(204, 102, 153)

HSLhsl(330, 50%, 60%)

HSVhsv(330, 50%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 25%, 20%)

OKLCHoklch(64.5% 0.141 350.5)

LABlab(56.97% 45.52 -8.30)

LCHlch(56.97% 46.28 349.66)

What #CC6699 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 #CC6699, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wild Orchid#D470A2ΔE 3.52 China Pink#DE6FA1ΔE 5.77 Super Pink#CF6BA9ΔE 6.71 Sky Magenta#CF71AFΔE 8.68 Pale Violet Red#DB7093ΔE 10.3 Middle Purple#D982B5ΔE 10.88

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

#CC6699 Channel Values

How #CC6699 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 204 · G 102 · B 153	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 330° · S 50% · L 60%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 330° · S 50% · V 80%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 50% · Y 25% · K 20%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.54:1 vs white · 5.93:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC6699 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 text3.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC6699 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC6699

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC6699; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CC6699

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 #CC6699.

How #CC6699 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#CC6699

Protanopia#7F7F99

Protanomaly#A47699

Deuteranopia#929296

Deuteranomaly#AC8397

Tritanopia#C86E6E

Tritanomaly#CA6B81

Achromatopsia#888888

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC6699 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc6699: #CC6699;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC6699;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc6699': '#CC6699' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.400, blue: 0.600)

Android XML<color name="color_cc6699">#CC6699</color>

SVG fillfill="#CC6699"

More Pink Colors

#CC6699 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

cc66cc cc397b cc99cc cc33cc cd607e cc3399 cf3476 cc3366 cf6ba9 cc00cc cf71af cc0099 dda0dd e71d9d f05c85 f8e2ea ff0066 ff5cff ffbcd9 350d1b 610a41 800044 992572 ae98aa

#CC6699 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC6699?

#CC6699 is a light pink — rgb(204, 102, 153) in RGB and hsl(330, 50%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Orchid (#D470A2), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.52.

What is the RGB value of #CC6699?

#CC6699 is rgb(204, 102, 153) — red 204, green 102, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC6699?

#CC6699 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 25%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC6699 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC6699 scores 3.54:1 against white and 5.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC6699 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC6699 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 10.3, which is visibly different.

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