What color is #CC33B2?

#CC33B2 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Loudicious Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CC33B2?

The RGB value is 204, 51, 178: 204 red, 51 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC33B2?

The complementary color is #33CC4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC33B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC33B2 color

#CC33B2 rgb(204, 51, 178)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CC33B2 is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 20% green and 69.8% blue (204, 51, 178).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 60% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Loudicious Pink (#D92FB4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#CC33B2 color codes

HEX	`#CC33B2`
RGB	`rgb(204, 51, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 20%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 60%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 75%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 13%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50, 70.86, -33.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50, 78.56, 334.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.122, 18.423, 43.87)`
Decimal	`13382578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC33B2, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CC33B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CC33B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CC33B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc33b2; }
.text { color: #cc33b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc33b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 51 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc33b2, #cc3365); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Orchid.

Questions

What color is #CC33B2?: #CC33B2 is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Loudicious Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CC33B2?: The RGB value is 204, 51, 178: 204 red, 51 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC33B2?: The complementary color is #33CC4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC33B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.