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#CC33FF — Vivid Purple

#CC33FF is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Fuchsia (#FF00FF). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: fuchsia (#FF00FF) — not an exact match. CSS fuchsia gives you #FF00FF, a different color; use #CC33FF 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.

#CC33FF 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 #66FF33; it also sits naturally between #6633FF and #FF33CC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CC33FF · RGB 204, 51, 255

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Color values

HEX#CC33FF
RGB204, 51, 255
HSL285°, 100%, 60%
HSV285°, 80%, 100%
CMYK20%, 80%, 0%, 0%
XYZ44.14, 22.43, 96.61
Yxy22.43, 0.2705, 0.1374
CIE-Lab54.48, 83.41, -70.68
Hunter Lab47.36, 87.39, -93.86

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 20% · Blue 100%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 80% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CC33FF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CC33FF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CC33FF

.text { color: #CC33FF; }
.background { background-color: #CC33FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC33FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 51, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 100%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC33FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 51, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC33FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 51, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC33FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC33FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CC33FF

#C414FF#BB00FA#A400DB#9100C2#7A00A3#630085#50006B#39004D#260033#0F0014

Tints of #CC33FF

#D147FF#D557FF#DA6BFF#DE7AFF#E38FFF#E8A3FF#ECB3FF#F1C7FF#F5D6FF#FAEBFF

Tones of #CC33FF

#C541F1#BD51E1#B65FD3#AF6DC5#A87BB7#A08BA7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #66FF33:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.83:1 AA large only
Against black text5.49:1 AA

Best text color on #CC33FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CC33FF

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 #CC33FF: ·

How #CC33FF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8A88CEDeuteranopia · #939EC2Tritanopia · #C4A79E

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 #CC33FF rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Drift
#24160D · #CC2FF8 · #395EF9 · #9A1CFD
Cosmic Ruby Lagoon
#38180C · #C93DFB · #ABF723 · #FB2AC9
Cosmic Twilight
#0D2724 · #F9CA1E · #4D44FE · #C52CF9
Hidden Twilight
#0C2314 · #F8185B · #4172FD · #D930FC
Amber Ruby Canyon
#0E1A22 · #43F784 · #F8A321 · #D82EF7
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA

Similar colors

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

#CC2FF8#C93DFB#C52CF9#D930FC#D82EF7#C942FD#D835F0#B931FC#C73CEE#BF2EF0#D731ED#C735E8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CC33FE  ·  #CC3400 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC33FF?

#CC33FF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 204, 51, 255). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC33FF?

#CC33FF is RGB 204, 51, 255 — HSL 285°, 100%, 60% — CMYK 20%, 80%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #CC33FF?

Its complement is #66FF33; analogous partners are #6633FF and #FF33CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC33FF for text?

Black text on #CC33FF has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.83:1.