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#CC9EDC Color

#CC9EDC is rgb(204, 158, 220) in RGB, hsl(285, 47%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 28%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CC9EDC
HEX#CC9EDC
RGBrgb(204, 158, 220)
HSLhsl(285, 47%, 74%)
HSVhsv(285, 28%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 28%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(76.3% 0.1 317.2)
LABlab(71.07% 25.70 -24.88)
LCHlch(71.07% 35.77 315.94)

What #CC9EDC 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 #CC9EDC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 2.08Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 3.2Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 6.25Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 6.52Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 7.89Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 8.86

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

#CC9EDC Channel Values

How #CC9EDC 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 158 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 47% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 28% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 28% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.21:1 vs white · 9.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CC9EDC 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 text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CC9EDC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CC9EDC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CC9EDC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CC9EDC
Complementary
#ADDC9E
Analogous
#AD9EDC
Analogous
#DC9ECC
Triadic
#DCCC9E
Triadic
#9EDCCC
Split comp.
#CCDC9E
Split comp.
#9EDCAD

Tints & Shades of #CC9EDC

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

#D2A9E0
#DAB8E5
#E0C3E9
#E8D2EF
#EDDDF3
#F5ECF8

Shades

#B978CE
#A553C1
#8B3BA5
#6B2E7F
#4C205A
#2C1334

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CC9EDC.

How #CC9EDC 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#CC9EDC
Protanopia#A7A7DC
Protanomaly#B7A3DC
Deuteranopia#AFAFDB
Deuteranomaly#BBA8DB
Tritanopia#C5A8A8
Tritanomaly#C8A4BF
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CC9EDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cc9edc: #CC9EDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CC9EDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cc9edc': '#CC9EDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.620, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_cc9edc">#CC9EDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CC9EDC"

More Purple Colors

#CC9EDC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CC9EDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CC9EDC?

#CC9EDC is a light purple — rgb(204, 158, 220) in RGB and hsl(285, 47%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wisteria (#C9A0DC), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.08.

What is the RGB value of #CC9EDC?

#CC9EDC is rgb(204, 158, 220) — red 204, green 158, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CC9EDC?

#CC9EDC converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 28%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CC9EDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CC9EDC scores 2.21:1 against white and 9.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CC9EDC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CC9EDC 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 6.25, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every purple in the color library, the guide to shades of purple, or the full color library.