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#CC33BC — Pink

#CC33BC 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 #CC33BC 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.

#CC33BC 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 #33CC42; it also sits naturally between #8F33CC and #CC3370. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CC33BC · RGB 204, 51, 188

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Color values

HEX#CC33BC
RGB204, 51, 188
HSL306°, 60%, 50%
HSV306°, 75%, 80%
CMYK0%, 75%, 8%, 20%
XYZ35.16, 18.84, 49.36
Yxy18.84, 0.3402, 0.1822
CIE-Lab50.49, 72.32, -38.99
Hunter Lab43.40, 72.12, -40.93

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 20% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 75% · Yellow 8% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CC33BC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CC33BC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CC33BC

.text { color: #CC33BC; }
.background { background-color: #CC33BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC33BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 51, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(306, 60%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC33BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 51, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC33BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 51, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC33BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC33BC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CC33BC

#B82EAA#A72A9B#932588#832179#6E1C66#5A1653#491244#350D31#250922#10040F

Tints of #CC33BC

#D147C3#D558C9#DA6CCF#DE7CD5#E391DB#E9A5E2#EDB6E7#F2CAEE#F6DAF3#FBEFFA

Tones of #CC33BC

#C13EB4#B649AB#AB54A2#A15E9A#956A91#8B7489

Color harmonies

Complementary — #33CC42:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.41:1 AA large only
Against black text4.77:1 AA

Best text color on #CC33BC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CC33BC

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 #CC33BC: ·

How #CC33BC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8A889BDeuteranopia · #939E93Tritanopia · #C4817B

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 #CC33BC rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Aurora
#7D8423 · #5ACBD3 · #C835BE · #F0EFD8
Palette 850f8d
#850F8D · #C738BD · #E49BFF · #F8F9D7
Rustic Cascade
#939F21 · #2ABDCC · #C829B9 · #E3E6B3
Gentle Mosaic
#D32ABE · #CD2659 · #D66F49 · #86751A
Golden Ruby Dusk
#1B7685 · #D639C1 · #B9D02B · #CAEBEE
Hidden Ruby Drift
#4840E1 · #B460E5 · #D432B1 · #B22743

Similar colors

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

#C835BE#C738BD#C829B9#D32ABE#D639C1#D432B1#CC42BC#C440BC#D041C2#CA41B4#D83EB8#C225BE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CC33BB  ·  #CC33BD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC33BC?

#CC33BC is Pink, a pink color (RGB 204, 51, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC33BC?

#CC33BC is RGB 204, 51, 188 — HSL 306°, 60%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 75%, 8%, 20%.

What colors go with #CC33BC?

Its complement is #33CC42; analogous partners are #8F33CC and #CC3370. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC33BC for text?

Black text on #CC33BC has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.41:1.