#cc00ff Color Information

#cc00ff Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #cc00ff, and its official name is Vivid Orchid. In RGB, it consists of 80.0% Red, 0.0% Green, and 100.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 20% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 288.0°, with saturation of 100% and lightness of 50%. The decimal value for #cc00ff is 13369599, and it is its own "web safe" color. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #cc00ff is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#cc00ff Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorVivid Orchid Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color204, 0, 255 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color80.0%, 0.0%, 100.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.200, 1.000, 0.000 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.2, 1, 0, 0 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color288.0°, 100.0%, 50.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color288.0°, 100.0%, 100.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color42.952, 20.057, 96.215 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color204, 0, 255 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13369599 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color51.902, 91.012, -74.850 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)51.902, 117.837, 320.566 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color51.902, 49.801, -123.418 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color44.785, 92.817, -96.026 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.270, 0.126, 20.057 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291559679 / 0xffcc00ff Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc00ff Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #cc00ff

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #cc00ff, its pure hue is 288.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 50.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #cc00ff, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1a0020 to #b300df.

Tints of #cc00ff

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #cc00ff, its pure hue is 288.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 50.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #cc00ff, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d220ff to #f9dfff.

Tones of #cc00ff

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #cc00ff, its pure hue is 288.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #cc00ff, which range from #808080 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #cc00ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #cc00ff

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #cc00ff! For #cc00ff, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #cc00ff. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #cc00ff

This color, #cc00ff, consists of 80.0% Red, 0.0% Green, and 100.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 204, Green = 0, Blue = 255. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #cc00ff is 20% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R80.0%
C20.0%
G0.0%
M100.0%
B100.0%
Y0.0%
K0.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 204 0 255
Octal 314 0 377
Hexa #cc #00 #ff
Binary 11001100 00000000 11111111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 19 100 0 0
Octal 23 144 0 0
Hexa #13 #64 #00 #00
Binary 00010011 01100100 00000000 00000000

Analogous Colors of #cc00ff

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #cc00ff — which has hue 288.0° — its analogous colors are located at 258.0° and 318.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cc00ff.

Triadic Colors of #cc00ff

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #cc00ff — which has hue 288.0° — its triadic colors are located at 48.0° and 288.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cc00ff.

Complementary Color of #cc00ff

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #cc00ff — which has hue 288.0° — its complementary color is located at 108.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cc00ff.

Split Complementary Colors of #cc00ff

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #cc00ff — which has hue 288.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 78.0° and 288.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cc00ff.

Tetradic Colors of #cc00ff

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #cc00ff — which has hue 288.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 198.0°, 288.0°, 18.0°, and 108.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cc00ff.

Monochromatic Colors of #cc00ff

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #cc00ff, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #660080 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e680ff (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #cc00ff

We want to make getting started with #cc00ff on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #cc00ff into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #cc00ff can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #cc00ff with other HTML elements.

#cc00ff Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #cc00ff.
<span style="color: #cc00ff;">The color of this text is #cc00ff.</span>

#cc00ff Background Color

The background color for this text is #cc00ff.
<div style="background-color: #cc00ff; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #cc00ff.</div>

#cc00ff Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #cc00ff.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #cc00ff;">This color for the shadow of this text is #cc00ff.</span>

#cc00ff Border Color

This is a div with border color #cc00ff.
<div style="border: #cc00ff 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #cc00ff.</div>

#cc00ff Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #cc00ff on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cc00ff; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cc00ff on a white background.</div></div>

#cc00ff Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #cc00ff on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cc00ff; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cc00ff on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #cc00ff to White

This is a gradient from #cc00ff to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cc00ff,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cc00ff,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cc00ff,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cc00ff,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cc00ff to white.</div>

Gradient from #cc00ff to Black

This is a gradient from #cc00ff to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cc00ff,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cc00ff,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cc00ff,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cc00ff,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cc00ff to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #cc00ff

In addition to using #cc00ff on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #cc00ff in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #cc00ff, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 204, Green = 0, Blue = 255). If you need details about the color coordinates of #cc00ff in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #cc00ff
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(204, 0, 255)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #cc00ff; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #cc00ff; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #cc00ff; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(204, 0, 255);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#cc00ff")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:204, green:0, blue:255, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:204 green:0 blue:255 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(204f, 0f, 255f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(204, 0, 255);
 

#cc00ff Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #cc00ff the same way. For those with color blindness, #cc00ff might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #cc00ff looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #cc00ff is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #cc00ff looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #cc00ff will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #cc00ff is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.2:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #cc00ff would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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