Palettes / Colors / #CC5EED

#CC5EED — Vivid Purple

#CC5EED is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

#CC5EED 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 #80ED5E; it also sits naturally between #845EED and #ED5EC7. 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 37% · Blue 93%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 60% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CC5EED

.text { color: #CC5EED; }
.background { background-color: #CC5EED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC5EED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 94, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 80%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC5EED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 94, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC5EED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 94, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC5EED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC5EED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CC5EED

Tints of #CC5EED

Tones of #CC5EED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #80ED5E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CC5EED: #000000.

How #CC5EED 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 #CC5EED 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

← #CC5EEC  ·  #CC5EEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC5EED?

#CC5EED is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 204, 94, 237). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC5EED?

#CC5EED is RGB 204, 94, 237 — HSL 286°, 80%, 65% — CMYK 14%, 60%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CC5EED?

Its complement is #80ED5E; analogous partners are #845EED and #ED5EC7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC5EED for text?

Black text on #CC5EED has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.29:1.