Palettes / Colors / #CC8FFE

#CC8FFE — Light Vivid Purple

#CC8FFE 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 #CC8FFE 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.

#CC8FFE is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C1FE90; it also sits naturally between #9590FE and #FE90F8. 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 56% · Blue 100%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CC8FFE

.text { color: #CC8FFE; }
.background { background-color: #CC8FFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC8FFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 143, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 98%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC8FFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 143, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC8FFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 143, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC8FFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC8FFE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1FE90:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CC8FFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CC8FFE

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 #CC8FFE 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 #CC8FFE 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

← #CC8FFD  ·  #CC8FFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC8FFE?

#CC8FFE is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 204, 143, 254). Its closest standard named color is Violet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC8FFE?

#CC8FFE is RGB 204, 143, 254 — HSL 273°, 98%, 78% — CMYK 20%, 44%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #CC8FFE?

Its complement is #C1FE90; analogous partners are #9590FE and #FE90F8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC8FFE for text?

Black text on #CC8FFE has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.35:1.