Light Grayish Magenta (#CC99CC)

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

Preview

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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.33:1 — vs black: 9.00:1

Color values

  • HEX #CC99CC
  • RGB rgb(204, 153, 204)
  • HSL hsl(300, 25%, 80%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 25, 0, 20 )
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Tags

Mood

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Style

Pastel (210) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Background (190) Border (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #CC99CC based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Light Grayish Magenta
#CC99CC Base
#99CC99
Analogous

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

Light Grayish Magenta
#CC99CC Base
#B399CC
#CC99B3
Triadic

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

Light Grayish Magenta
#CC99CC Base
#CCCC99
#99CCCC
Split-Complementary

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

Light Grayish Magenta
#CC99CC Base
#B3CC99
#99CCB3
Tetradic (Square)

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

Light Grayish Magenta
#CC99CC Base
#CCB399
#99CC99
#99B3CC
Monochromatic

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

Light Grayish Magenta
#CC99CC Base
#884488
#B266B2
#BE7EBE
#DAB4DA
#E5CCE5
#F6EEF6
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Light Grayish Magenta, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #110911
— #3D1F3D
— #693569
— #964B96
— #B66DB6
Light Grayish Magenta #CC99CC Base
— #D4AAD4
— #DDBBDD
— #E5CCE5
— #EEDDEE
— #F6EEF6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #CC99CC. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #CC99CC;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #CC99CC;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #CC99CC;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #CC99CC,
        #BFD9BF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #CC99CC,
        #BFD9BF
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$light-grayish-magenta: #CC99CC;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$light-grayish-magenta-r: 204;
$light-grayish-magenta-g: 153;
$light-grayish-magenta-b: 204;

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

How Light Grayish Magenta appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #CC99CC How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #AAAACB 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 #A0A0CC Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #C6A1A1 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #AAAAAA 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 Light Grayish Magenta ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Light Grayish Magenta #CC99CC Base
Pastel Violet #CB99C9 ΔE 0.74
Light Medium Orchid #D39BCB ΔE 1.81
Plum #DDA0DD ΔE 3.74
Lilac #C8A2C8 ΔE 3.92

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.