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#CCB6ED Color

#CCB6ED is rgb(204, 182, 237) in RGB, hsl(264, 60%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 23%, 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 8.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCB6ED
HEX#CCB6ED
RGBrgb(204, 182, 237)
HSLhsl(264, 60%, 82%)
HSVhsv(264, 23%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 23%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(81.3% 0.08 302.9)
LABlab(77.34% 15.97 -24.59)
LCHlch(77.34% 29.32 303.00)

What #CCB6ED 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 #CCB6ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#CCB6ED Channel Values

How #CCB6ED 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 182 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 264° · S 60% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 264° · S 23% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 23% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.83:1 vs white · 11.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCB6ED 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 text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCB6ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCB6ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCB6ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CCB6ED

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CCB6ED.

How #CCB6ED 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#CCB6ED
Protanopia#BABAED
Protanomaly#C1B8ED
Deuteranopia#BEBEED
Deuteranomaly#C4BBED
Tritanopia#C5BEBE
Tritanomaly#C8BBD3
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCB6ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccb6ed: #CCB6ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCB6ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccb6ed': '#CCB6ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.714, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_ccb6ed">#CCB6ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCB6ED"

More Purple Colors

#CCB6ED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCB6ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCB6ED?

#CCB6ED is a lightest purple — rgb(204, 182, 237) in RGB and hsl(264, 60%, 82%) 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 8.72.

What is the RGB value of #CCB6ED?

#CCB6ED is rgb(204, 182, 237) — red 204, green 182, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCB6ED?

#CCB6ED converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 23%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCB6ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCB6ED scores 1.83:1 against white and 11.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCB6ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCB6ED 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 15.47, which is visibly different.

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