PURPLE

Puce

#CC8899

Conversions

HEX#CC8899

RGBrgb(204, 136, 153)

HSLhsl(345, 40%, 67%)

HSVhsv(345, 33%, 80%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 25%, 20%)

Copy CSS

color: #cc8899;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(204, 136, 153);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(345, 40%, 67%);

Contrast

On whiteFail · 2.78 : 1

On ink blackPass · 6.88 : 1

Shades

Tints

Pairings

About Puce

Puce is the hex color #CC8899, which translates to rgb(204, 136, 153) in RGB and hsl(345, 40%, 67%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 345 degrees, with a saturation of 40 percent and a lightness of 67 percent. That combination puts Puce in the workable middle of the purple family, neither pastel nor fully saturated.

How Puce compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F), a CIE76 distance of 12.4 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is rose-300 (#FFA1AD), at a distance of 15.9. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Rosy Brown at 12.4. Sorted by lightness, Puce is number 22 of the 31 purple colors here.

Text on Puce

One of the five common text colors below clears WCAG AA for normal text on Puce, led by Ink black at 6.88:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Puce already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Puce. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Ink black #0F0F12	6.88:1	Pass	Pass	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	3.71:1	Fail	Pass	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

Building a palette around Puce

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Puce for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Puce

Format	Value
HEX	#CC8899
RGB	rgb(204, 136, 153)
HSL	hsl(345, 40%, 67%)
HSV	hsv(345, 33%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 33%, 25%, 20%)
OKLCH	oklch(70.02% 0.0857 3.20)
CIELAB	lab(63.96 28.35 1.67)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.