#CC99F0

A light, vivid purple closely aligning with Plum.

About #CC99F0

When working with digital screens, the color #CC99F0 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Plum. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 204, 153, and 240.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 15% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow, and 6% black. With a hue angle of 275.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#CC99F0
RGB204, 153, 240
HSL275.2°, 74.4%, 77.1%
CMYK15%, 36%, 0%, 6%
HSV275.2°, 36.2%, 94.1%
LAB70.8, 34.8, -36.5
XYZ52.0, 41.9, 87.8
Decimal13408752

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.24:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.38:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.14:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.98:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #CC99F0; }
.text-color { color: #CC99F0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #CC99F0; }

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