Palettes / Colors / #CC4BEC

#CC4BEC — Vivid Purple

#CC4BEC 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 #CC4BEC 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.

#CC4BEC 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 #6BEC4B; it also sits naturally between #7B4BEC and #EC4BBC. 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 29% · Blue 93%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CC4BEC

.text { color: #CC4BEC; }
.background { background-color: #CC4BEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC4BEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 75, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 81%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC4BEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 75, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC4BEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 75, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC4BEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC4BEC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6BEC4B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CC4BEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CC4BEC

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 #CC4BEC 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 #CC4BEC 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 #CC4BEC?

#CC4BEC is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 204, 75, 236). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC4BEC?

#CC4BEC is RGB 204, 75, 236 — HSL 288°, 81%, 61% — CMYK 14%, 68%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CC4BEC?

Its complement is #6BEC4B; analogous partners are #7B4BEC and #EC4BBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC4BEC for text?

Black text on #CC4BEC has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.63:1.