Palettes / Colors / #CC44FD

#CC44FD — Vivid Purple

#CC44FD is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #CC44FD 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.

#CC44FD 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 #76FD44; it also sits naturally between #6F44FD and #FD44D2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 27% · Blue 99%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CC44FD

.text { color: #CC44FD; }
.background { background-color: #CC44FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC44FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 68, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 98%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC44FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 68, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC44FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 68, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC44FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC44FD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #76FD44:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CC44FD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CC44FD

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:

How #CC44FD looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CC44FD rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC44FD?

#CC44FD is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 204, 68, 253). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC44FD?

#CC44FD is RGB 204, 68, 253 — HSL 284°, 98%, 63% — CMYK 19%, 73%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CC44FD?

Its complement is #76FD44; analogous partners are #6F44FD and #FD44D2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC44FD for text?

Black text on #CC44FD has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.61:1.