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#CC8ACC Color

#CC8ACC is rgb(204, 138, 204) in RGB, hsl(300, 39%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC8ACC
HEX#CC8ACC
RGBrgb(204, 138, 204)
HSLhsl(300, 39%, 67%)
HSVhsv(300, 32%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(72.1% 0.118 326.7)
LABlab(65.99% 33.71 -23.75)
LCHlch(65.99% 41.24 324.84)

What #CC8ACC 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 #CC8ACC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 8.19African Violet#B284BEΔE 9.21Orchid (Crayola)#E29CD2ΔE 9.72Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 9.93Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 10.97Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 11.21

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

#CC8ACC Channel Values

How #CC8ACC 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 138 · B 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 300° · S 39% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 300° · S 32% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.6:1 vs white · 8.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC8ACC 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 text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC8ACC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC8ACC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC8ACC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CC8ACC
Complementary
#8ACC8A
Analogous
#AB8ACC
Analogous
#CC8AAB
Triadic
#CCCC8A
Triadic
#8ACCCC
Split comp.
#ABCC8A
Split comp.
#8ACCAB

Tints & Shades of #CC8ACC

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

#D298D2
#DAAADA
#E0B8E0
#E8CAE8
#EED8EE
#F6EAF6

Shades

#BE6ABE
#AE4CAE
#8E3E8E
#6E306E
#4E224E
#2E142E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CC8ACC.

How #CC8ACC 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#CC8ACC
Protanopia#9898CC
Protanomaly#AF93CC
Deuteranopia#A4A4CB
Deuteranomaly#B59ACB
Tritanopia#C59494
Tritanomaly#C890AD
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC8ACC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc8acc: #CC8ACC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC8ACC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc8acc': '#CC8ACC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.541, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_cc8acc">#CC8ACC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC8ACC"

More Pink Colors

#CC8ACC sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#CC8ACC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC8ACC?

#CC8ACC is a light pink — rgb(204, 138, 204) in RGB and hsl(300, 39%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Lavender Magenta (#DDA0DD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.19.

What is the RGB value of #CC8ACC?

#CC8ACC is rgb(204, 138, 204) — red 204, green 138, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC8ACC?

#CC8ACC converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC8ACC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC8ACC scores 2.6:1 against white and 8.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC8ACC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC8ACC 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 plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 8.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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