HEX Color #CC75B6 (Plum)

About #CC75B6

The precise color #CC75B6 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Plum. In the RGB color space, it consists of 204 red, 117 green, and 182 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 43% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC75B6

RGB204, 117, 182

HSL315.2°, 46.0%, 62.9%

CMYK0%, 43%, 11%, 20%

HSV315.2°, 42.6%, 80.0%

LAB60.7, 43.1, -19.7

XYZ39.7, 28.9, 47.7

Decimal13399478

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#CC75B6 #74CC8B

Analogous

#B674CC #CC748A

Triadic

#B5CC74 #74B5CC

Tetradic

#CCB674 #74CC8B #748ACC

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#CC75B6

#D184BE

#D793C6

#DDA3CE

#E2B2D6

#E8C1DE

#EED1E6

#F3E0EE

#F9EFF6

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#CC75B6

#B568A1

#9E5B8D

#884E79

#714165

#5A3450

#44273C

#2D1A28

#160D14

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.09:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

6.79:1

Text on #000000

AA

2.96:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

5.77:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC75B6; }

.text-color { color: #CC75B6; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC75B6; }

Similar Colors

Plum

#DDA0DD