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#CCA1D9 Color

#CCA1D9 is rgb(204, 161, 217) in RGB, hsl(286, 42%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 26%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCA1D9
HEX#CCA1D9
RGBrgb(204, 161, 217)
HSLhsl(286, 42%, 74%)
HSVhsv(286, 26%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(6%, 26%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(76.7% 0.091 318.2)
LABlab(71.68% 23.70 -22.30)
LCHlch(71.68% 32.54 316.74)

What #CCA1D9 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 #CCA1D9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 1.65Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 2.39Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 4.91Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 5.84Medium Lavender Magenta#DDA0DDΔE 7.15Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 7.18

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

#CCA1D9 Channel Values

How #CCA1D9 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 161 · B 2178-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 42% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 26% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 6% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.17:1 vs white · 9.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCA1D9 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 text2.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCA1D9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCA1D9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCA1D9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CCA1D9
Complementary
#AED9A1
Analogous
#B0A1D9
Analogous
#D9A1CA
Triadic
#D9CCA1
Triadic
#A1D9CC
Split comp.
#CAD9A1
Split comp.
#A1D9B0

Tints & Shades of #CCA1D9

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

#D1ACDD
#D9BAE3
#DFC5E7
#E7D4ED
#EDDEF2
#F5EDF8

Shades

#B87DCA
#A458BB
#89419F
#6A327B
#4B2357
#2C1533

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CCA1D9.

How #CCA1D9 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#CCA1D9
Protanopia#A9A9D9
Protanomaly#B8A6D9
Deuteranopia#B1B1D8
Deuteranomaly#BCABD8
Tritanopia#C5A9A9
Tritanomaly#C8A6BE
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCA1D9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cca1d9: #CCA1D9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCA1D9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cca1d9': '#CCA1D9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.631, blue: 0.851)
Android XML<color name="color_cca1d9">#CCA1D9</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCA1D9"

More Purple Colors

#CCA1D9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024fdf8ff170b22fdf4ff1b0d35faf5ff1d0731fae8ff1e0033f6cfff20002ef3e8ff3000524020605414906600cc7008e78806ce9900cca11fffb19cd9c27affcebeefe0b2eb

#CCA1D9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCA1D9?

#CCA1D9 is a light purple — rgb(204, 161, 217) in RGB and hsl(286, 42%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.65.

What is the RGB value of #CCA1D9?

#CCA1D9 is rgb(204, 161, 217) — red 204, green 161, and blue 217 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCA1D9?

#CCA1D9 converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 26%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCA1D9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCA1D9 scores 2.17:1 against white and 9.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCA1D9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCA1D9 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 7.15, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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