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#CC2DEE — Vivid Purple

#CC2DEE is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #CC2DEE 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.

#CC2DEE is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. 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 #4EEE2B; it also sits naturally between #682BEE and #EE2BB0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CC2DEE · RGB 204, 45, 238

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Color values

HEX#CC2DEE
RGB204, 45, 238
HSL289°, 85%, 55%
HSV289°, 81%, 93%
CMYK14%, 81%, 0%, 7%
XYZ41.27, 20.89, 82.75
Yxy20.89, 0.2848, 0.1441
CIE-Lab52.83, 81.96, -63.85
Hunter Lab45.70, 84.99, -80.83

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 18% · Blue 93%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 81% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CC2DEE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CC2DEE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CC2DEE

.text { color: #CC2DEE; }
.background { background-color: #CC2DEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC2DEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 45, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 85%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC2DEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 45, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC2DEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 45, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC2DEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC2DEE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CC2DEE

#C413EC#B111D4#9D0FBD#890DA5#760B8E#5E0971#4B075A#370542#23032A#100213

Tints of #CC2DEE

#CF3EEF#D350F1#D863F2#DD76F4#E38EF6#E7A1F7#ECB4F9#F1C6FA#F6D9FC#FAECFD

Tones of #CC2DEE

#C138E0#B946D2#B054C4#A663B6#9E71A8#957E9A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4EEE2B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.06:1 AA large only
Against black text5.18:1 AA

Best text color on #CC2DEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CC2DEE

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CC2DEE: ·

How #CC2DEE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8786BFDeuteranopia · #909CB4Tritanopia · #C49A92

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CC2DEE rather than the exact color:

Smoky Ruby Drift
#0E376C · #10128E · #782FE0 · #C72CE6
Misty Ruby Drift
#24160D · #CC2FF8 · #395EF9 · #9A1CFD
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA
Frozen Ruby Mosaic
#880FB1 · #D731ED · #78F04F · #A1EF97
Crystal Lagoon
#5BE0E2 · #1D67E4 · #3917A7 · #C725E5
Cosmic Twilight
#0D2724 · #F9CA1E · #4D44FE · #C52CF9

Similar colors

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

#C72CE6#CC2FF8#C735E8#D731ED#C725E5#C52CF9#BF2EF0#D630E5#C424E6#D835F0#BF27EB#D82EF7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CC2DED  ·  #CC2DEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC2DEE?

#CC2DEE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 204, 45, 238). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC2DEE?

#CC2DEE is RGB 204, 45, 238 — HSL 289°, 85%, 55% — CMYK 14%, 81%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CC2DEE?

Its complement is #4EEE2B; analogous partners are #682BEE and #EE2BB0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC2DEE for text?

Black text on #CC2DEE has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.06:1.