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#CCC1EC Color

#CCC1EC is rgb(204, 193, 236) in RGB, hsl(255, 53%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 18%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CCC1EC
HEX#CCC1EC
RGBrgb(204, 193, 236)
HSLhsl(255, 53%, 84%)
HSVhsv(255, 18%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 18%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83.4% 0.061 296.8)
LABlab(80.04% 10.21 -19.99)
LCHlch(80.04% 22.45 297.04)

What #CCC1EC 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 #CCC1EC, 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.

#CCC1EC Channel Values

How #CCC1EC 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 193 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 53% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 18% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.69:1 vs white · 12.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CCC1EC 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 text1.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CCC1EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CCC1EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CCC1EC; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CCC1EC

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 #CCC1EC.

How #CCC1EC 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#CCC1EC
Protanopia#C3C3EC
Protanomaly#C7C2EC
Deuteranopia#C5C5EC
Deuteranomaly#C8C3EC
Tritanopia#C6C7C7
Tritanomaly#C8C5D7
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CCC1EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ccc1ec: #CCC1EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CCC1EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ccc1ec': '#CCC1EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.800, green: 0.757, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_ccc1ec">#CCC1EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CCC1EC"

More Purple Colors

#CCC1EC sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CCC1EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CCC1EC?

#CCC1EC is a lightest purple — rgb(204, 193, 236) in RGB and hsl(255, 53%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.42.

What is the RGB value of #CCC1EC?

#CCC1EC is rgb(204, 193, 236) — red 204, green 193, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CCC1EC?

#CCC1EC converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 18%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CCC1EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CCC1EC scores 1.69:1 against white and 12.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CCC1EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CCC1EC 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 11.08, which is visibly different.

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