What color is #FFCCFF?

#FFCCFF is a very light, vivid magenta known as Sugar Chic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFCCFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #FFCCFF?

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

Is black or white text better on #FFCCFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFCCFF color

#FFCCFF rgb(255, 204, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #FFCCFF is a very light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 80% green and 100% blue (255, 204, 255).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

This exact color is also called Sugar Chic.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.33:1).

#FFCCFF color codes

HEX	`#FFCCFF`
RGB	`rgb(255, 204, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 80%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.81, 26.36, -18.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.81, 31.97, 325.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(80.881, 71.668, 104.161)`
Decimal	`16764159`
Short hex	`#FCF`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFCCFF, 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 #FFCCFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFCCFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.33:1	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 #FFCCFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ffccff; }
.text { color: #ffccff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ffccff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 204 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ffccff, #ffcce6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cotton Candy.

Questions

What color is #FFCCFF?: #FFCCFF is a very light, vivid magenta known as Sugar Chic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFCCFF?: The RGB value is 255, 204, 255: 255 red, 204 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFCCFF?: The complementary color is #CCFFCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFCCFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.