What color is #CC84E4?

#CC84E4 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Fake Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CC84E4?

The RGB value is 204, 132, 228: 204 red, 132 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CC84E4?

The complementary color is #9CE484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CC84E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CC84E4 color

#CC84E4 rgb(204, 132, 228)

Shades of purple

The hex color #CC84E4 is a light, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80% red, 51.8% green and 89.4% blue (204, 132, 228).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 64% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Fake Love (#CC77EE), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#CC84E4 color codes

HEX	`#CC84E4`
RGB	`rgb(204, 132, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80%, 51.8%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 64%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 42%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 42%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.7, 43.65, -37.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.7, 57.75, 319.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.155, 34.943, 77.644)`
Decimal	`13403364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CC84E4, 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 #CC84E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CC84E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #CC84E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cc84e4; }
.text { color: #cc84e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cc84e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(204 132 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cc84e4, #e484cc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #CC84E4?: #CC84E4 is a light, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Fake Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CC84E4?: The RGB value is 204, 132, 228: 204 red, 132 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CC84E4?: The complementary color is #9CE484, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CC84E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.