Palettes / Colors / #CC02DD

#CC02DD — Vivid Pink

#CC02DD is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color DarkViolet (#9400D3). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkviolet (#9400D3) — not an exact match. CSS darkviolet gives you #9400D3, a different color; use #CC02DD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CC02DD is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #15DE02; it also sits naturally between #5E02DE and #DE0283. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 1% · Blue 87%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 99% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #CC02DD

.text { color: #CC02DD; }
.background { background-color: #CC02DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC02DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 2, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 98%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC02DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 2, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC02DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 2, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC02DD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC02DD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #15DE02:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CC02DD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CC02DD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #CC02DD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CC02DD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CC02DC  ·  #CC02DE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC02DD?

#CC02DD is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 204, 2, 221). Its closest standard named color is DarkViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC02DD?

#CC02DD is RGB 204, 2, 221 — HSL 295°, 98%, 44% — CMYK 8%, 99%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CC02DD?

Its complement is #15DE02; analogous partners are #5E02DE and #DE0283. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC02DD for text?

Black text on #CC02DD has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.55:1.