#cc96e2

Color #cc96e2

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 9.56 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#cc96e2

RGB

rgb(204, 150, 226)

HSL

hsl(282.6, 56.7%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.6, 33.6%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 33.6%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(69.57, 33.53, -30.71)

LCH

lch(69.57, 45.47, 317.51)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.1209, 315.84)

HWB

hwb(282.6, 58.8%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ace296

Analogous

#a696e2

#cc96e2

#e296d2

Triadic

#cc96e2

#e2cc96

#96e2cc

Split-complementary

#cc96e2

#d2e296

#96e2a6

Tetradic

#cc96e2

#e296ac

#ace296

#96e2cc

Square

#cc96e2

#e2a696

#ace296

#96d2e2

Shades

Color #cc96e2 mixed toward black.

#b465d4

#9b36c4

#742993

#4e1b62

#270e31

Tints

Color #cc96e2 mixed toward white.

#d4a7e7

#ddb9ec

#e5caf0

#eedcf5

#f6edfa

Tones

Color #cc96e2 mixed toward gray.

#c99cdc

#c7a3d5

#c4a9cf

#c1afc9

#bfb6c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7d3 · ΔE 15.2

Deuteranopia

#babecf · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#cac6c3 · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 23.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #cc96e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cc96e2]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#cc96e2 (#cc96e2) is rgb(204, 150, 226) in RGB.

No, #cc96e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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