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#cc0ef1

a balanced, electric magenta / pink · neutral · closest name: Medium Orchid

RGB
204, 14, 241
HSL
290°, 89%, 50%
CMYK
15, 94, 0, 6
Luminance
0.1950

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cc0ef1 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cc0ef1
Hue
290°
magenta / pink
Saturation
89%
electric
Lightness
50%
balanced
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
54%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1950
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
55/100 cool
Color family
Magenta / pink
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
4.90:1
Closest name
Medium Orchid
ΔE2000 7.2
Where it sits
Hue290° of 360°
Saturation89%
Lightness50%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool55% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#cc0ef1
RGBrgb(204, 14, 241)
HSLhsl(290, 89%, 50%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 94%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(51.3 87.6 -68.0)
LCHlch(51.3 110.9 322.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.620 0.294 319.3)
Decimal13373169
Display P3color(display-p3 0.800 0.055 0.945)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cc0ef1;
background-color: #cc0ef1;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cc0ef1] bg-[#cc0ef1]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cc0ef1;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.800, green: 0.055, blue: 0.945)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cc0ef1")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCC0EF1)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(241, 14, 204)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #cc0ef1 · 4.90:1
Use #000000AA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 4.29:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 4.90:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #cc0ef1 as text scores 4.29:1 on white and 4.90:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cc0ef1 on white: 4.29:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cc0ef1 on black: 4.90:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #006FF6
deuteranopia · #2C7FED
tritanopia · #CC538F

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cc0ef1 is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FBF2FD
#F7E5FB
#EFC4F8
#E995F9
#DD60F6
#D22BF3
#cc0ef1
#A30BC1
#83099A
#5F0B6F
#3B0746
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #FBF2FDDarkest = 950 · #3B0746
:root {
  --brand-50: #FBF2FD;
  --brand-100: #F7E5FB;
  --brand-200: #EFC4F8;
  --brand-300: #E995F9;
  --brand-400: #DD60F6;
  --brand-500: #D22BF3;
  --brand-600: #cc0ef1;
  --brand-700: #A30BC1;
  --brand-800: #83099A;
  --brand-900: #5F0B6F;
  --brand-950: #3B0746;
  --brand: #cc0ef1;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cc0ef1

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#E5C0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#8E4B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#56C507
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#660778
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#FAE7FE
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#221424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #cc0ef1

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Headings from 24px up on white
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Small text on white — under 4.5:1
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#33F10E
Analogous left#5A0EF1
Analogous right#F10EA5
Split-complement 1#A5F10E
Split-complement 2#0EF15A
Triadic 1#F1CC0E
Triadic 2#0EF1CC
Tetradic#F15A0E

RGB percentages

Red80.0%
Green5.5%
Blue94.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan15.4%
Magenta94.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)5.5%

Color previews

#cc0ef1 text on a black background

contrast 4.90:1

Card sample

#cc0ef1 text on a white background

contrast 4.29:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cc0ef1;
Background color
Panel with #cc0ef1 background
background-color: #cc0ef1;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cc0ef1;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(204, 14, 241, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(204, 14, 241, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cc0ef1;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc0ef1, #F10E7F);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cc0ef1

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#cc0ef1 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
BeautyFashionLifestyleYouth brands
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#cc0ef1, answered

What color is #cc0ef1?

#cc0ef1 is a balanced electric magenta / pink, closest to Medium Orchid (ΔE2000 7.2). It sits at 290° on the hue wheel with 89% saturation and 50% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #cc0ef1?

rgb(204, 14, 241) — 204 red, 14 green and 241 blue out of 255, or 80% / 5.5% / 94.5% by channel.

Is #cc0ef1 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.1950 and perceived brightness is 54%, so black text on it reaches 4.90:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cc0ef1?

Black. It scores 4.90:1 against #cc0ef1, versus 4.29:1 for white — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cc0ef1?

#33F10E sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #A5F10E and #0EF15A, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cc0ef1?

For interface work: #F9F4FA as the surface, #E5C0ED for borders, #8E4B9B for secondary text, #56C507 as an accent and #660778 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #5A0EF1 and #F10EA5 stays calm, while #33F10E is the loudest partner.

What is #cc0ef1 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(15%, 94%, 0%, 6%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #cc0ef1 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 55 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F10EC3; nudged cooler, #790BF4.

Work with #cc0ef1 in the Color Lab