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#CCB1ED Color

#CCB1ED is rgb(204, 177, 237) in RGB, hsl(267, 63%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 25%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCB1ED
HEX#CCB1ED
RGBrgb(204, 177, 237)
HSLhsl(267, 63%, 81%)
HSVhsv(267, 25%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 25%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(80.4% 0.088 305)
LABlab(76.12% 18.53 -26.43)
LCHlch(76.12% 32.28 305.03)

What #CCB1ED 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 #CCB1ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 6.52Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 7.29Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 8.57Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 10.45Mauve#E0B0FFΔE 11.88Light Grayish Magenta#CC99CCΔE 12.72

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

#CCB1ED Channel Values

How #CCB1ED 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 177 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 63% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 25% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 25% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.08:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCB1ED 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 text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCB1ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCB1ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCB1ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CCB1ED
Complementary
#D2EDB0
Analogous
#B0B3ED
Analogous
#EAB0ED
Triadic
#EDCBB0
Triadic
#B0EDCB
Split comp.
#EDEAB0
Split comp.
#B3EDB0

Tints & Shades of #CCB1ED

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

#D1B8EF
#D9C5F2
#DECDF4
#E7DAF7
#ECE2F8
#F4EEFB

Shades

#AE82E3
#9055D8
#732DC8
#58239A
#3E196C
#240E3E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CCB1ED.

How #CCB1ED 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#CCB1ED
Protanopia#B6B6ED
Protanomaly#BFB4ED
Deuteranopia#BABAEC
Deuteranomaly#C2B7ED
Tritanopia#C4BABA
Tritanomaly#C7B6D0
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCB1ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccb1ed: #CCB1ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCB1ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccb1ed': '#CCB1ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.694, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_ccb1ed">#CCB1ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCB1ED"

More Purple Colors

#CCB1ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#CCB1ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCB1ED?

#CCB1ED is a lightest purple — rgb(204, 177, 237) in RGB and hsl(267, 63%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Violet (#CDA4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.52.

What is the RGB value of #CCB1ED?

#CCB1ED is rgb(204, 177, 237) — red 204, green 177, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCB1ED?

#CCB1ED converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 25%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCB1ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCB1ED scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.08:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCB1ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCB1ED 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 13.27, which is visibly different.

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