Palettes / Colors / #CC85CC

#CC85CC — Light Muted Pink

#CC85CC is a pink color we call Light Muted Pink, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #CC85CC 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.

#CC85CC is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #85CC85; it also sits naturally between #A885CC and #CC85A8. 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 52% · Blue 80%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CC85CC

.text { color: #CC85CC; }
.background { background-color: #CC85CC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC85CC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 133, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(300, 41%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC85CC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 133, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC85CC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 133, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC85CC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC85CC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #85CC85:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CC85CC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CC85CC

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 #CC85CC 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 #CC85CC 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

← #CC85CB  ·  #CC85CD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC85CC?

#CC85CC is Light Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 204, 133, 204). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC85CC?

#CC85CC is RGB 204, 133, 204 — HSL 300°, 41%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 35%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #CC85CC?

Its complement is #85CC85; analogous partners are #A885CC and #CC85A8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC85CC for text?

Black text on #CC85CC has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.69:1.