Fuchsia Purple (#CC397B)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 4.73:1 — vs black: 4.44:1

Color values

  • HEX #CC397B
  • RGB rgb(204, 57, 123)
  • HSL hsl(333, 72%, 80%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 72.06, 39.71, 20 )

Tags

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #CC397B based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Fuchsia Purple
#CC397B Base
#39CC8A
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Fuchsia Purple
#CC397B Base
#CC39C5
#CC4139
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Fuchsia Purple
#CC397B Base
#7BCC39
#397BCC
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Fuchsia Purple
#CC397B Base
#39CC41
#39C5CC
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Fuchsia Purple
#CC397B Base
#C5CC39
#39CC8A
#4139CC
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Fuchsia Purple
#CC397B Base
#561633
#932657
#AF2D67
#D45991
#DC76A4
#EBB3CC
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Fuchsia Purple, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#14050C
#3A0F22
#5F1938
#85224E
#AA2C65
Fuchsia Purple #CC397B Base
#D55D93
#DE80AA
#E7A4C2
#F1C7DA
#FAEBF1
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #CC397B. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #CC397B;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #CC397B;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #CC397B;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #CC397B,
        #A7F1D0
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #CC397B,
        #A7F1D0
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$fuchsia-purple: #CC397B;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$fuchsia-purple-r: 204;
$fuchsia-purple-g: 57;
$fuchsia-purple-b: 123;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $fuchsia-purple;
    color: rgba($fuchsia-purple-r, $fuchsia-purple-g, $fuchsia-purple-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Fuchsia Purple appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #CC397B How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #7D7D77 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #5A5A7C Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #C94646 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #737373 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Fuchsia Purple ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Fuchsia Purple #CC397B Base
Telemagenta #CF3476 ΔE 1.37
Magenta (Pantone) #D0417E ΔE 1.91
Fuchsia Rose #C74375 ΔE 2.40
Smitten #C84186 ΔE 2.75

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.