Color

#CC549E

Vivid warm magenta. Nearest reference color: Mulberry (Crayola).

RGB

0–255

204

158

CMYK

0–100%

58.82%

22.55%

20%

RGB describes how #CC549E is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 204, green 84 and blue 158.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 58.82%, yellow 22.55% and black 20%.

HSL values

H 323° S 54.05% L 56.47%

In the HSL color model, #CC549E has a hue of 323°, 54.05% saturation and 56.47% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#CC549E is a medium, warm magenta with vivid chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Vivid

Color formats

Copy #CC549E in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #CC549E

RGB rgb(204, 84, 158)

HSL hsl(323 54.05% 56.47%)

OKLCH oklch(0.623054 0.172498 345.2859)

CSS --color: #CC549E;

Tints of #CC549E

Tints are lighter variations of #CC549E. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFE7F3 #FFBDE1 #FF8DD0 #E86EB8 #CC549E

Shades of #CC549E

Shades are darker variations of #CC549E. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#CC549E #A12B78 #740052 #3F002B #120009

Tones of #CC549E

Tones reduce the chroma of #CC549E, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#CC549E #BF6299 #B26E94 #A37890 #93818B

Tonal range of #CC549E

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #CC549E between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFE7F3 #FFBDE1 #FF8DD0 #E86EB8 #CC549E #A12B78 #740052 #3F002B #120009

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFE7F3;
    --color-200: #FFBDE1;
    --color-300: #FF8DD0;
    --color-400: #E86EB8;
    --color-500: #CC549E;
    --color-600: #A12B78;
    --color-700: #740052;
    --color-800: #3F002B;
    --color-900: #120009;
}

Colors that go with #CC549E

Color harmonies for #CC549E are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#CC549E #009F74

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#AE61CD #CC549E #DB5164

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#CC549E #938B00 #0095BD

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#CC549E #549D1A #009B9B

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#CC549E #B47A00 #009F74 #3286EC

CSS gradients with #CC549E

These gradients show how #CC549E moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#CC549E #DD81B6 #EBABCE #F6D5E6 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #CC549E, #DD81B6, #EBABCE, #F6D5E6, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#CC549E #8A366A #4E1B3A #190510 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #CC549E, #8A366A, #4E1B3A, #190510, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#CC549E #986CD8 #4188E0 #0098AB #009F74

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #CC549E, #986CD8, #4188E0, #0098AB, #009F74);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #CC549E. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

3.94:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

5.33:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.2165 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #CC549E as the background.

background-color: #CC549E;
color: #000000;

Using #CC549E in design

See how #CC549E works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#CC549E used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #CC549E to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#FFBDE1

#CC549E

#3F002B

Colors similar to #CC549E

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #CC549E, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#E86DB7 #B13A86 #D843A2 #C06299 #C458AF #D3518C #D164BC #C54580

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #CC549E may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #5F73A0 Deuteranopia #81889B Tritanopia #D85372

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #CC549E can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 34.2448
Y: 21.6498
Z: 34.7164

CIELAB

L*: 53.6534
a*: 55.5556
b*: -16.5407

OKLab

L: 0.623054
a: 0.166841
b: -0.043814

OKLCH

L: 0.623054
C: 0.172498
H: 345.2859°