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#CC99EE Dream Vapour

#CC99EE is a light, moderately saturated purple named Dream Vapour. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.0% red, 60.0% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(204, 153, 238)). Its HSL value is 276° hue, 71% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #CC99EE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.36:1.

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Variations of #CC99EE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CC99EE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CC99EE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CC99EE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #95AEEC
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #89AAF1
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9FA7F0
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #95AEEC
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A8A8ED
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C8A5B9
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CC9ED8
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ADADAD
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B5A8C0

#CC99EE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.24:1 Very poor#CC99EE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.36:1 Very good#CC99EE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CC99EE in CSS

/* Dream Vapour */
.color { color: #CC99EE; }
.background { background-color: #CC99EE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CC99EE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(204 153 238);
color: hsl(276 71% 77%);
color: oklch(0.761 0.130 311.1);

#CC99EE FAQ

What color is #CC99EE?

#CC99EE is a light, moderately saturated purple. Its closest named color is Dream Vapour. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #CC99EE?

#CC99EE is rgb(204, 153, 238) in RGB, hsl(276, 71%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 36%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CC99EE?

The complementary color of #CC99EE is #BBEE99, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CC99EE?

Black text has the best contrast on #CC99EE: 9.36:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CC99EE a warm or cool color?

#CC99EE is a cool color.