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#C032EF — Vivid Purple

#C032EF 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 #C032EF 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.

#C032EF 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 #62F033; it also sits naturally between #6233F0 and #F033C0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C032EF · RGB 192, 50, 239

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Color values

HEX#C032EF
RGB192, 50, 239
HSL285°, 86%, 57%
HSV285°, 79%, 94%
CMYK20%, 79%, 0%, 6%
XYZ38.46, 19.72, 83.44
Yxy19.72, 0.2716, 0.1392
CIE-Lab51.52, 78.79, -66.61
Hunter Lab44.41, 80.51, -85.92

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 20% · Blue 94%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 79% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C032EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C032EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C032EF

.text { color: #C032EF; }
.background { background-color: #C032EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C032EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(192, 50, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 86%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C032EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(192, 50, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C032EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(192, 50, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C032EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C032EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C032EF

#B91BEE#A810DA#960FC2#830DAB#710B93#5B0977#49075F#370547#21032B#0F0113

Tints of #C032EF

#C646F1#CC59F3#D26CF4#D87FF5#DE92F7#E2A0F8#E8B3F9#EEC6FB#F3D9FC#F9ECFE

Tones of #C032EF

#BA40E2#B34ED4#AC5CC7#A669BA#9F76AD#98849F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #62F033:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.25:1 AA large only
Against black text4.94:1 AA

Best text color on #C032EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C032EF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #C032EF: ·

How #C032EF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8381C1Deuteranopia · #8B95B6Tritanopia · #B99D95

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:

Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C032EF rather than the exact color:

Palette Bf2ef0
#BF2EF0 · #ED3EF7 · #FEECB3 · #FFF6EA
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA
Honey Ruby Ember
#37B911 · #A9F16A · #BF27EB · #E4C7F6
Dreamy Dusk
#3AC911 · #8DF15B · #C73CEE · #D4A0F1
Vivid Aurora
#3C28B0 · #BA33E4 · #BF2D89 · #E0383B
Cosmic Twilight
#0D2724 · #F9CA1E · #4D44FE · #C52CF9

Similar colors

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

#BF2EF0#C735E8#BF27EB#C73CEE#BA33E4#C52CF9#C72CE6#B331F1#B931FC#CC2FF8#C424E6#C725E5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C032EE  ·  #C032F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C032EF?

#C032EF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 192, 50, 239). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C032EF?

#C032EF is RGB 192, 50, 239 — HSL 285°, 86%, 57% — CMYK 20%, 79%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #C032EF?

Its complement is #62F033; analogous partners are #6233F0 and #F033C0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C032EF for text?

Black text on #C032EF has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.25:1.