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#CC2EBE — Pink

#CC2EBE is a pink color we call Pink, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #CC2EBE 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.

#CC2EBE is a warm-leaning 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 #2ECC3B; it also sits naturally between #8A2ECC and #CC2E70. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CC2EBE · RGB 204, 46, 190

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Color values

HEX#CC2EBE
RGB204, 46, 190
HSL305°, 63%, 49%
HSV305°, 77%, 80%
CMYK0%, 77%, 7%, 20%
XYZ35.17, 18.51, 50.43
Yxy18.51, 0.3378, 0.1778
CIE-Lab50.11, 74.02, -40.77
Hunter Lab43.02, 74.10, -43.34

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 18% · Blue 75%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 77% · Yellow 7% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CC2EBE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CC2EBE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CC2EBE

.text { color: #CC2EBE; }
.background { background-color: #CC2EBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC2EBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 46, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(305, 63%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC2EBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 46, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC2EBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 46, 190, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC2EBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC2EBE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CC2EBE

#BB2AAF#A6269C#96228C#811D79#701969#5B1556#4B1146#360C33#250823#110410

Tints of #CC2EBE

#D440C7#D750CC#DC65D2#E17AD8#E68FDE#E99FE3#EEB4E9#F3C9EF#F7DAF4#FBEEFA

Tones of #CC2EBE

#C039B5#B545AC#AA50A2#9F5B99#936690#887286

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2ECC3B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.47:1 AA large only
Against black text4.70:1 AA

Best text color on #CC2EBE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CC2EBE

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 #CC2EBE: ·

How #CC2EBE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #88869BDeuteranopia · #919D93Tritanopia · #C4807A

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 600 · #C026D3Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Tailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CC2EBE rather than the exact color:

Gentle Mosaic
#D32ABE · #CD2659 · #D66F49 · #86751A
Burning Ruby Aurora
#7D8423 · #5ACBD3 · #C835BE · #F0EFD8
Rustic Cascade
#939F21 · #2ABDCC · #C829B9 · #E3E6B3
Palette 850f8d
#850F8D · #C738BD · #E49BFF · #F8F9D7
Scarlet Ruby Orchard
#C225BE · #B42466 · #E15D55 · #CA9144
Golden Ruby Dusk
#1B7685 · #D639C1 · #B9D02B · #CAEBEE

Similar colors

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

#D32ABE#C835BE#C829B9#C738BD#C225BE#D639C1#D432B1#CB1EBC#D72DCB#C735CD#D020B4#BC27C3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CC2EBD  ·  #CC2EBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC2EBE?

#CC2EBE is Pink, a pink color (RGB 204, 46, 190). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC2EBE?

#CC2EBE is RGB 204, 46, 190 — HSL 305°, 63%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 77%, 7%, 20%.

What colors go with #CC2EBE?

Its complement is #2ECC3B; analogous partners are #8A2ECC and #CC2E70. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC2EBE for text?

Black text on #CC2EBE has a contrast ratio of 4.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.47:1.