#CC99E9

A light, moderate purple closely aligning with Plum.

About #CC99E9

When working with digital screens, the color #CC99E9 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Plum. Its digital footprint relies on 204 parts red, 153 parts green, and 233 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 12% Cyan, 34% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 9% Black. With a hue angle of 278.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC99E9
RGB204, 153, 233
HSL278.2°, 64.5%, 75.7%
CMYK12%, 34%, 0%, 9%
HSV278.2°, 34.3%, 91.4%
LAB70.5, 33.3, -33.1
XYZ51.0, 41.5, 82.4
Decimal13408745

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.26:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.30:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.16:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.91:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC99E9; }
.text-color { color: #CC99E9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC99E9; }

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