Palettes / Colors / #C024EA

#C024EA — Vivid Purple

#C024EA is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #C024EA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#C024EA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #4FE925; it also sits naturally between #5D25E9 and #E925B2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 14% · Blue 92%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 85% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #C024EA

.text { color: #C024EA; }
.background { background-color: #C024EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C024EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(192, 36, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 82%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C024EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(192, 36, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C024EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(192, 36, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C024EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C024EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4FE925:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C024EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C024EA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #C024EA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C024EA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C024E9  ·  #C024EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C024EA?

#C024EA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 192, 36, 234). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C024EA?

#C024EA is RGB 192, 36, 234 — HSL 287°, 82%, 53% — CMYK 18%, 85%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #C024EA?

Its complement is #4FE925; analogous partners are #5D25E9 and #E925B2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C024EA for text?

Black text on #C024EA has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.49:1.