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#CCBCD7 Color

#CCBCD7 is rgb(204, 188, 215) in RGB, hsl(276, 25%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 13%, 0%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Thistle (#D8BFD8), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCBCD7
HEX#CCBCD7
RGBrgb(204, 188, 215)
HSLhsl(276, 25%, 79%)
HSVhsv(276, 13%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 13%, 0%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(81.7% 0.041 311.7)
LABlab(78.23% 9.55 -11.44)
LCHlch(78.23% 14.90 309.84)

What #CCBCD7 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 #CCBCD7, 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.

#CCBCD7 Channel Values

How #CCBCD7 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 188 · B 2158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 276° · S 25% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 276° · S 13% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 13% · Y 0% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.79:1 vs white · 11.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCBCD7 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 text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCBCD7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCBCD7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCBCD7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CCBCD7

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 #CCBCD7.

How #CCBCD7 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#CCBCD7
Protanopia#BFBFD7
Protanomaly#C4BED7
Deuteranopia#C1C1D7
Deuteranomaly#C6BFD7
Tritanopia#C9C0C0
Tritanomaly#CABEC9
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCBCD7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccbcd7: #CCBCD7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCBCD7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccbcd7': '#CCBCD7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.737, blue: 0.843)
Android XML<color name="color_ccbcd7">#CCBCD7</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCBCD7"

More Purple Colors

#CCBCD7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCBCD7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCBCD7?

#CCBCD7 is a light purple — rgb(204, 188, 215) in RGB and hsl(276, 25%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Thistle (#D8BFD8), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.11.

What is the RGB value of #CCBCD7?

#CCBCD7 is rgb(204, 188, 215) — red 204, green 188, and blue 215 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCBCD7?

#CCBCD7 converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 13%, 0%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCBCD7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCBCD7 scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCBCD7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCBCD7 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 thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 4.11, which is very hard to tell apart.

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