Close to Hot Magenta
#CC27BD
#CC27BD is a mid-tone, rich pink, close to the color Hot Magenta. In RGB it’s made of 80% red, 15.3% green, and 74.1% blue. Its hue is 305°, with 68% saturation and 48% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CC27BD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.57:1 AABlack text on this color
4.59:1 AAThis color as text on white
4.57:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.59:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CC27BD as they’d see it.
#CC27BD in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #CC27BD
What color is #CC27BD?
#CC27BD is a mid-tone, rich pink, close to the color Hot Magenta. In RGB it’s made of 80% red, 15.3% green, and 74.1% blue. Its hue is 305°, with 68% saturation and 48% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CC27BD in RGB?
#CC27BD is rgb(204, 39, 189): 204 red, 39 green, and 189 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CC27BD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 81, 7, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CC27BD?
PANTONE Purple C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CC27BD?
Its complement #178821 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.