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#CC81FE Color

#CC81FE is rgb(204, 129, 254) in RGB, hsl(276, 98%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 49%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), visibly different at ΔE 12.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC81FE
HEX#CC81FE
RGBrgb(204, 129, 254)
HSLhsl(276, 98%, 75%)
HSVhsv(276, 49%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 49%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(73% 0.187 310.2)
LABlab(65.89% 45.93 -51.46)
LCHlch(65.89% 68.98 311.75)

What #CC81FE 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 #CC81FE, 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 purple in the library.

#CC81FE Channel Values

How #CC81FE 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 129 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 98% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 49% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.58:1 vs white · 8.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC81FE 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 text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC81FE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC81FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC81FE; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CC81FE

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 #CC81FE.

How #CC81FE 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#CC81FE
Protanopia#9191FE
Protanomaly#AC8BFE
Deuteranopia#9F9FFD
Deuteranomaly#B394FD
Tritanopia#BC9999
Tritanomaly#C390C9
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC81FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc81fe: #CC81FE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC81FE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc81fe': '#CC81FE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.506, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_cc81fe">#CC81FE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC81FE"

More Purple Colors

#CC81FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CC81FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC81FE?

#CC81FE is a light purple — rgb(204, 129, 254) in RGB and hsl(276, 98%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.3.

What is the RGB value of #CC81FE?

#CC81FE is rgb(204, 129, 254) — red 204, green 129, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC81FE?

#CC81FE converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 49%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC81FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC81FE scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC81FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC81FE 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 15.98, which is visibly different.

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