Thick Pink Color

#cc55dd

Thick Pink is vivid, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow

Inverse Color #3a2
Complementary Color #66dc55
Color Shade: cool magenta (292.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 60% (better contrasting with white)
Thick Pink Color Sample
Thick Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc55dd

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Thick Pink Color. The Ultraviolet Onsible color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Demonic Purple (#d725de) for more energetic effect. Try Ultraviolet Berl as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#66dc55 is the best complementary color to Thick Pink. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c5d complementary color is Pastel Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #8855dc and #dc55a9. Thus found on the left and right of #c5d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Medium Purple and Deep Blush colors as they work well with Thick Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Thick Pink palette consists of #55dc88 and #a9dc55 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#66dc55). Try Pastel Green and Conifer colors in combination with #c5d, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #c5d offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Thick Pink. Thus Viking and Wattle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Thick Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pastel Green, Di Serria, and Havelock Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5d square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Thick Pink tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#66dc55) and two others. The Wattle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Royal Blue – 120° from the complementary Pastel Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dccc55 and #5565dc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc55dd is made of 40% red, 17% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Thick Pink has a hue angle of 292.5°, a saturation of 66.67% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc55dd is made of 6.67% cyan, 53.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #cc55dd
RGB Decimal rgb(204,85,221)
RGB Percentage 40%, 17%, 43%
CMYK 6.67, 53.34, 0, 13.33
HSL hsl(292.5,66.67%,60%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(292.5,61.54%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.6391,65.3096,-48.1716)
XYZ xyz(41.2015,24.5548,70.9746)
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