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#CCA7DC Color

#CCA7DC is rgb(204, 167, 220) in RGB, hsl(282, 43%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 24%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCA7DC
HEX#CCA7DC
RGBrgb(204, 167, 220)
HSLhsl(282, 43%, 76%)
HSVhsv(282, 24%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 24%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(77.9% 0.084 315.6)
LABlab(73.20% 21.05 -21.65)
LCHlch(73.20% 30.19 314.19)

What #CCA7DC 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 #CCA7DC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 2.97Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 4.43Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 6.92Pastel Violet#CB99C9ΔE 7.25Lilac#C8A2C8ΔE 8.13Light Medium Orchid#D39BCBΔE 8.69

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

#CCA7DC Channel Values

How #CCA7DC 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 167 · B 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 43% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 24% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 24% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCA7DC 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCA7DC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCA7DC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCA7DC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CCA7DC
Complementary
#B7DCA7
Analogous
#B2A7DC
Analogous
#DCA7D2
Triadic
#DCCCA7
Triadic
#A7DCCC
Split comp.
#D2DCA7
Split comp.
#A7DCB2

Tints & Shades of #CCA7DC

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

#D3B2E0
#D9BDE5
#DFC8E9
#E8D7EF
#EEE2F3
#F4EDF8

Shades

#B783CE
#A05BBE
#8641A4
#693380
#4B245B
#2A1433

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CCA7DC.

How #CCA7DC 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#CCA7DC
Protanopia#AEAEDC
Protanomaly#BBABDC
Deuteranopia#B4B4DB
Deuteranomaly#BEAFDC
Tritanopia#C6AFAF
Tritanomaly#C8ACC3
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCA7DC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cca7dc: #CCA7DC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCA7DC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cca7dc': '#CCA7DC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.655, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_cca7dc">#CCA7DC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCA7DC"

More Purple Colors

#CCA7DC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CCA7DC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCA7DC?

#CCA7DC is a light purple — rgb(204, 167, 220) in RGB and hsl(282, 43%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.97.

What is the RGB value of #CCA7DC?

#CCA7DC is rgb(204, 167, 220) — red 204, green 167, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCA7DC?

#CCA7DC converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 24%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCA7DC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCA7DC scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCA7DC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCA7DC 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 9.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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