#cc9fcc Color Information

#cc9fcc 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 #cc9fcc. In RGB, it consists of 80.0% Red, 62.4% Green, and 80.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 22.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 300.0°, with saturation of 30.6% and lightness of 71.2%. The decimal value for #cc9fcc is 13410252, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc99cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #cc9fcc is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#cc9fcc Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color204, 159, 204 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color80.0%, 62.4%, 80.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.200, 0.376, 0.200 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.221, 0, 0.2 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color300.0°, 30.6%, 71.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color300.0°, 22.1%, 80.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color48.199, 41.993, 62.692 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color204, 159, 204 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13410252 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color70.866, 24.298, -16.615 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)70.866, 29.436, 325.635 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color70.866, 22.796, -29.484 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color64.802, 19.362, -11.998 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.315, 0.275, 41.993 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291600332 / 0xffcc9fcc Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc99cc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #cc9fcc

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #cc9fcc, its pure hue is 300.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 30.6%, and its lightness is 71.2%. 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 #cc9fcc, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1a141a to #b38bb3.

Tints of #cc9fcc

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #cc9fcc, its pure hue is 300.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 30.6%, and its lightness is 71.2%. 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 #cc9fcc, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d2abd2 to #f9f3f9.

Tones of #cc9fcc

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #cc9fcc, its pure hue is 300.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 30.6%, 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 #cc9fcc, which range from #b6b6b6 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff6cff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #cc9fcc

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #cc9fcc! For #cc9fcc, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 4 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 3 unique colors including our original color, #cc9fcc. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #cc9fcc

This color, #cc9fcc, consists of 80.0% Red, 62.4% Green, and 80.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 204, Green = 159, Blue = 204. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #cc9fcc is 0% Cyan, 22.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 20% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R80.0%
C0.0%
G62.4%
M22.1%
B80.0%
Y0.0%
K20.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 204 159 204
Octal 314 237 314
Hexa #cc #9f #cc
Binary 11001100 10011111 11001100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 22 0 19
Octal 0 26 0 23
Hexa #00 #16 #00 #13
Binary 00000000 00010110 00000000 00010011

Analogous Colors of #cc9fcc

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #cc9fcc — which has hue 300.0° — its analogous colors are located at 270.0° and 330.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cc9fcc.

Triadic Colors of #cc9fcc

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 #cc9fcc — which has hue 300.0° — its triadic colors are located at 60.0° and 300.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cc9fcc.

Complementary Color of #cc9fcc

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #cc9fcc — which has hue 300.0° — its complementary color is located at 120.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cc9fcc.

Split Complementary Colors of #cc9fcc

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 #cc9fcc — which has hue 300.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 90.0° and 300.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cc9fcc.

Tetradic Colors of #cc9fcc

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 #cc9fcc — which has hue 300.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 210.0°, 300.0°, 30.0°, and 120.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cc9fcc.

Monochromatic Colors of #cc9fcc

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #cc9fcc, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #a280a2 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ebc9eb (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #cc9fcc

We want to make getting started with #cc9fcc on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #cc9fcc into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #cc9fcc 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 #cc9fcc with other HTML elements.

#cc9fcc Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #cc9fcc.
<span style="color: #cc9fcc;">The color of this text is #cc9fcc.</span>

#cc9fcc Background Color

The background color for this text is #cc9fcc.
<div style="background-color: #cc9fcc; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #cc9fcc.</div>

#cc9fcc Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #cc9fcc.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #cc9fcc;">This color for the shadow of this text is #cc9fcc.</span>

#cc9fcc Border Color

This is a div with border color #cc9fcc.
<div style="border: #cc9fcc 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #cc9fcc.</div>

#cc9fcc Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #cc9fcc on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cc9fcc; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cc9fcc on a white background.</div></div>

#cc9fcc Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #cc9fcc on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cc9fcc; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cc9fcc on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #cc9fcc to White

This is a gradient from #cc9fcc to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cc9fcc,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cc9fcc,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cc9fcc,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cc9fcc,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cc9fcc to white.</div>

Gradient from #cc9fcc to Black

This is a gradient from #cc9fcc to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cc9fcc,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cc9fcc,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cc9fcc,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cc9fcc,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cc9fcc to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #cc9fcc

In addition to using #cc9fcc 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 #cc9fcc in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #cc9fcc, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 204, Green = 159, Blue = 204). If you need details about the color coordinates of #cc9fcc 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 #cc9fcc
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(204, 159, 204)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #cc9fcc; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #cc9fcc; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #cc9fcc; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(204, 159, 204);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#cc9fcc")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:204, green:159, blue:204, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:204 green:159 blue:204 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(204f, 159f, 204f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(204, 159, 204);
 

#cc9fcc Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #cc9fcc the same way. For those with color blindness, #cc9fcc might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #cc9fcc looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #cc9fcc 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 #cc9fcc 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 #cc9fcc 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 #cc9fcc 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 2.2:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text