Palettes / Colors / #CC95DA

#CC95DA — Light Muted Purple

#CC95DA is a purple color we call Light Muted 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 #CC95DA 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.

#CC95DA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. 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 #A3DA95; it also sits naturally between #AA95DA and #DA95C5. 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 58% · Blue 85%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CC95DA

.text { color: #CC95DA; }
.background { background-color: #CC95DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CC95DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 149, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(288, 48%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CC95DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 149, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CC95DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 149, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CC95DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CC95DA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A3DA95:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CC95DA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CC95DA

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 #CC95DA 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 #CC95DA 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 #CC95DA?

#CC95DA is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 204, 149, 218). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CC95DA?

#CC95DA is RGB 204, 149, 218 — HSL 288°, 48%, 72% — CMYK 6%, 32%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #CC95DA?

Its complement is #A3DA95; analogous partners are #AA95DA and #DA95C5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CC95DA for text?

Black text on #CC95DA has a contrast ratio of 8.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.37:1.