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#CC91EF — Light Purple

#CC91EF is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #CC91EF 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.

#CC91EF 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 #B3EF8F; it also sits naturally between #9C8FEF and #EF8FE2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CC91EF · RGB 204, 145, 239

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Color values

HEX#CC91EF
RGB204, 145, 239
HSL278°, 75%, 75%
HSV278°, 39%, 94%
CMYK15%, 39%, 0%, 6%
XYZ50.61, 39.32, 86.58
Yxy39.32, 0.2867, 0.2228
CIE-Lab68.98, 38.95, -38.77
Hunter Lab62.71, 38.27, -42.98

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 57% · Blue 94%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 39% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CC91EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CC91EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CC91EF

.text { color: #CC91EF; }
.background { background-color: #CC91EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC91EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 145, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 75%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC91EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 145, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC91EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 145, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC91EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC91EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CC91EF

#BE70EB#AF51E6#A132E2#901ED2#7A19B3#62148F#4D1070#370B50#220731#0C0312

Tints of #CC91EF

#D098F0#D4A1F2#D8AAF3#DCB3F4#E2C1F6#E7C9F7#EBD2F9#EFDBFA#F3E4FB#F7EDFC

Tones of #CC91EF

#CA96E8#C89DE2#C7A4DB#C5ABD4#C3B2CD#C1B8C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3EF8F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.37:1 Fails
Against black text8.86:1 AAA

Best text color on #CC91EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CC91EF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CC91EF: ·

How #CC91EF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #B2B2D8Deuteranopia · #B6BAD3Tritanopia · #C9C6C2

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:

Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CC91EF rather than the exact color:

Palette 1230ae
#1230AE · #6C48C5 · #C68FE6 · #FFF7F7
Palette 4e56c0
#4E56C0 · #9B5DE0 · #D78FEE · #FDCFFA
Palette Eeeeee
#EEEEEE · #CDE8F6 · #D195F9 · #0033C7
Palette F2afef
#F2AFEF · #C499F3 · #7360DF · #33186B
Palette Cb9df0
#CB9DF0 · #F0C1E1 · #FDDBBB · #FFF9BF
Golden Saffron
#4EB41D · #5AE148 · #9120C7 · #CF9BE8

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C68FE6#D78FEE#D195F9#C499F3#CB9DF0#CF9BE8#C49AEB#C490E4#D59BF6#CD82E9#D18CE0#C49FEB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CC91EE  ·  #CC91F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CC91EF?

#CC91EF is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 204, 145, 239). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC91EF?

#CC91EF is RGB 204, 145, 239 — HSL 278°, 75%, 75% — CMYK 15%, 39%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #CC91EF?

Its complement is #B3EF8F; analogous partners are #9C8FEF and #EF8FE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC91EF for text?

Black text on #CC91EF has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.37:1.