What color is #CC66CC?

#CC66CC is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CC66CC?

The RGB value is 204, 102, 204: 204 red, 102 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC66CC?

The complementary color is #66CC66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC66CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC66CC color

#CC66CC rgb(204, 102, 204)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CC66CC is a moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 40% green and 80% blue (204, 102, 204).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 50% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Orchid (#DA70D6), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#CC66CC color codes

HEX	`#CC66CC`
RGB	`rgb(204, 102, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 40%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 50%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 50%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.7, 54.44, -35.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.7, 64.88, 327.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.552, 26.702, 60.133)`
Decimal	`13395660`
Short hex	`#C6C`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC66CC, 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 #CC66CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#CC66CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #CC66CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc66cc; }
.text { color: #cc66cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc66cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 102 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc66cc, #cc6699); }

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Questions

What color is #CC66CC?: #CC66CC is a moderate magenta, closest to the named color Orchid. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CC66CC?: The RGB value is 204, 102, 204: 204 red, 102 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC66CC?: The complementary color is #66CC66, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC66CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.