Palettes / Colors / #CC0CED

#CC0CED — Vivid Pink

#CC0CED is a pink color we call Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Fuchsia (#FF00FF). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: fuchsia (#FF00FF) — not an exact match. CSS fuchsia gives you #FF00FF, a different color; use #CC0CED 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.

#CC0CED 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 #2EED0C; it also sits naturally between #5B0CED and #ED0C9F. 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 5% · Blue 93%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 95% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CC0CED

.text { color: #CC0CED; }
.background { background-color: #CC0CED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC0CED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 12, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(291, 90%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC0CED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 12, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC0CED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 12, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC0CED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC0CED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2EED0C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CC0CED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CC0CED

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 #CC0CED 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 #CC0CED 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

← #CC0CEC  ·  #CC0CEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC0CED?

#CC0CED is Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 204, 12, 237). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC0CED?

#CC0CED is RGB 204, 12, 237 — HSL 291°, 90%, 49% — CMYK 14%, 95%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CC0CED?

Its complement is #2EED0C; analogous partners are #5B0CED and #ED0C9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC0CED for text?

Black text on #CC0CED has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.34:1.