#CC66FF Color

#CC66FF is rgb(204, 102, 255) in RGB, hsl(280, 100%, 70%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 60%, 0%, 0%) 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 9.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC66FF

HEX#CC66FF

RGBrgb(204, 102, 255)

HSLhsl(280, 100%, 70%)

HSVhsv(280, 60%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(20%, 60%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(69.4% 0.228 312.7)

LABlab(60.80% 58.95 -60.06)

LCHlch(60.80% 84.15 314.47)

What #CC66FF 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 #CC66FF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 9.12 Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 15.15 Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 16.53 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 18.02 Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 18.93 Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 18.97

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

#CC66FF Channel Values

How #CC66FF 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 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 280° · S 100% · L 70%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 280° · S 60% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 20% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.04:1 vs white · 6.91:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC66FF 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 text3.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC66FF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC66FF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC66FF; 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 #CC66FF

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 #CC66FF.

How #CC66FF 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#CC66FF

Protanopia#7F7FFF

Protanomaly#A476FF

Deuteranopia#9292FE

Deuteranomaly#AC83FE

Tritanopia#BA8787

Tritanomaly#C27BC3

Achromatopsia#949494

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Using #CC66FF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc66ff: #CC66FF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC66FF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc66ff': '#CC66FF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.400, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_cc66ff">#CC66FF</color>

SVG fillfill="#CC66FF"

More Purple Colors

#CC66FF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

cc81df cc33ff cc99ff cc00ff cda4de cba1f2 cdb7fc c9a0dc ce8aff c94dff cebeef c488e2 dabcf6 eddaf6 1e0033 330099 470659 592d86 6633ff 79258e 8f00ff 9947e6 a76bcf b80ce3

#CC66FF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC66FF?

#CC66FF is a light purple — rgb(204, 102, 255) in RGB and hsl(280, 100%, 70%) 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 9.12.

What is the RGB value of #CC66FF?

#CC66FF is rgb(204, 102, 255) — red 204, green 102, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC66FF?

#CC66FF converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 60%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC66FF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC66FF scores 3.04:1 against white and 6.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC66FF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC66FF 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 15.15, which is visibly different.

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