Palettes / Colors / #CC86FC

#CC86FC — Light Vivid Purple

#CC86FC is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Violet (#EE82EE). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: violet (#EE82EE) — not an exact match. CSS violet gives you #EE82EE, a different color; use #CC86FC 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.

#CC86FC 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 #B6FC88; it also sits naturally between #9388FC and #FC88F0. 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 53% · Blue 99%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 47% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CC86FC

.text { color: #CC86FC; }
.background { background-color: #CC86FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC86FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 134, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 95%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC86FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 134, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC86FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 134, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC86FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC86FC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B6FC88:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CC86FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CC86FC

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 #CC86FC 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 #CC86FC 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 #CC86FC?

#CC86FC is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 204, 134, 252). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC86FC?

#CC86FC is RGB 204, 134, 252 — HSL 276°, 95%, 76% — CMYK 19%, 47%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CC86FC?

Its complement is #B6FC88; analogous partners are #9388FC and #FC88F0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC86FC for text?

Black text on #CC86FC has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.51:1.