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#CC87FD Color

#CC87FD is rgb(204, 135, 253) in RGB, hsl(275, 97%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 47%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), visibly different at ΔE 11.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC87FD
HEX#CC87FD
RGBrgb(204, 135, 253)
HSLhsl(275, 97%, 76%)
HSVhsv(275, 47%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 47%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(73.9% 0.177 309.7)
LABlab(67.10% 42.76 -49.03)
LCHlch(67.10% 65.05 311.09)

What #CC87FD 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 #CC87FD, 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.

#CC87FD Channel Values

How #CC87FD 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 135 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 275° · S 97% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 275° · S 47% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 47% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.48:1 vs white · 8.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC87FD 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 text2.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CC87FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC87FD; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CC87FD

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 #CC87FD.

How #CC87FD 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#CC87FD
Protanopia#9696FD
Protanomaly#AE90FD
Deuteranopia#A2A2FC
Deuteranomaly#B498FC
Tritanopia#BD9D9D
Tritanomaly#C394CB
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC87FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc87fd: #CC87FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC87FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc87fd': '#CC87FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.529, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_cc87fd">#CC87FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC87FD"

More Purple Colors

#CC87FD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CC87FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC87FD?

#CC87FD is a light purple — rgb(204, 135, 253) in RGB and hsl(275, 97%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Violet (#CC99FF), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.01.

What is the RGB value of #CC87FD?

#CC87FD is rgb(204, 135, 253) — red 204, green 135, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC87FD?

#CC87FD converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 47%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC87FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC87FD scores 2.48:1 against white and 8.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC87FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC87FD 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 violet (#EE82EE) at a CIE76 distance of 16.53, which is visibly different.

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