What color is #CC77EE?

#CC77EE is a light, moderate magenta known as Fake Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CC77EE?

The RGB value is 204, 119, 238: 204 red, 119 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC77EE?

The complementary color is #99EE77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC77EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC77EE color

#CC77EE rgb(204, 119, 238)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CC77EE is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 46.7% green and 93.3% blue (204, 119, 238).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 78% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

This exact color is also called Fake Love.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#CC77EE color codes

HEX	`#CC77EE`
RGB	`rgb(204, 119, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 46.7%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 78%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 50%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 50%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.51, 52.46, -46.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.51, 70.29, 318.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.929, 32.205, 84.617)`
Decimal	`13400046`
Short hex	`#C7E`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC77EE, 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 #CC77EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CC77EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	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 #CC77EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc77ee; }
.text { color: #cc77ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc77ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 119 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc77ee, #ee77d4); }

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Questions

What color is #CC77EE?: #CC77EE is a light, moderate magenta known as Fake Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CC77EE?: The RGB value is 204, 119, 238: 204 red, 119 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC77EE?: The complementary color is #99EE77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC77EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.