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#CC2ECE — Pink

#CC2ECE 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 #CC2ECE 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.

#CC2ECE 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 #31CC2E; it also sits naturally between #7A2ECC and #CC2E80. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CC2ECE · RGB 204, 46, 206

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Color values

HEX#CC2ECE
RGB204, 46, 206
HSL299°, 63%, 49%
HSV299°, 78%, 81%
CMYK1%, 78%, 0%, 19%
XYZ37.02, 19.25, 60.16
Yxy19.25, 0.3180, 0.1653
CIE-Lab50.98, 76.46, -48.64
Hunter Lab43.87, 77.40, -55.01

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 18% · Blue 81%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CC2ECE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CC2ECE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CC2ECE

.text { color: #CC2ECE; }
.background { background-color: #CC2ECE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC2ECE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 46, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(299, 63%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC2ECE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 46, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC2ECE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 46, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC2ECE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC2ECE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CC2ECE

#B92ABB#A426A6#942296#7F1D81#6F1970#5A155B#4A114B#350C36#250825#100411

Tints of #CC2ECE

#D140D4#D550D7#DA65DC#DF7AE1#E48FE6#E89FE9#EDB4EE#F2C9F3#F6DAF7#FBEEFB

Tones of #CC2ECE

#BE39C0#B345B5#A850AA#9E5B9F#936693#887288

Color harmonies

Complementary — #31CC2E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.33:1 AA large only
Against black text4.85:1 AA

Best text color on #CC2ECE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CC2ECE

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 #CC2ECE: ·

How #CC2ECE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8886A7Deuteranopia · #919D9ETritanopia · #C48982

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 · #C026D3Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFMaterial Purple 500 · #9C27B0

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CC2ECE rather than the exact color:

Golden Solace
#C735CD · #7D2B55 · #9E2D2A · #A87535
Royal Ruby Drift
#D42BD2 · #BE1D75 · #DF4D5B · #BE4F16
Smoky Ruby Mirage
#827E19 · #24B9B4 · #D131D7 · #E8ECC4
Lucky Whisper
#24BE2F · #68E275 · #D72DCB · #E59CDC
Frozen Voyage
#BBAD27 · #37D6C7 · #C738D6 · #EADFC0
Crimson Cascade
#D827D0 · #C03788 · #9B223E · #BC4635

Similar colors

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

#C735CD#D42BD2#D131D7#D72DCB#C738D6#D827D0#D926CC#D839D0#D22EDE#BF23CC#D32ABE#C835BE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CC2ECD  ·  #CC2ECF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC2ECE?

#CC2ECE is Pink, a pink color (RGB 204, 46, 206). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC2ECE?

#CC2ECE is RGB 204, 46, 206 — HSL 299°, 63%, 49% — CMYK 1%, 78%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #CC2ECE?

Its complement is #31CC2E; analogous partners are #7A2ECC and #CC2E80. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC2ECE for text?

Black text on #CC2ECE has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.33:1.