Palettes / Colors / #CC89EB

#CC89EB — Light Purple

#CC89EB is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#CC89EB 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 #A8EB89; it also sits naturally between #9B89EB and #EB89D9. 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 54% · Blue 92%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CC89EB

.text { color: #CC89EB; }
.background { background-color: #CC89EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC89EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 137, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 71%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC89EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 137, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC89EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 137, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC89EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC89EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CC89EB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A8EB89:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CC89EB: #000000.

How #CC89EB 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 #CC89EB 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 #CC89EB?

#CC89EB is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 204, 137, 235). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC89EB?

#CC89EB is RGB 204, 137, 235 — HSL 281°, 71%, 73% — CMYK 13%, 42%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CC89EB?

Its complement is #A8EB89; analogous partners are #9B89EB and #EB89D9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC89EB for text?

Black text on #CC89EB has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.52:1.