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#C034EC — Vivid Purple

#C034EC 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 #C034EC 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.

#C034EC 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 #5DEC32; it also sits naturally between #6332EC and #EC32BA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C034EC · RGB 192, 52, 236

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Color values

HEX#C034EC
RGB192, 52, 236
HSL286°, 83%, 56%
HSV286°, 78%, 93%
CMYK19%, 78%, 0%, 7%
XYZ38.11, 19.72, 81.15
Yxy19.72, 0.2742, 0.1419
CIE-Lab51.52, 77.66, -64.93
Hunter Lab44.41, 79.08, -82.75

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 20% · Blue 93%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C034EC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C034EC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C034EC

.text { color: #C034EC; }
.background { background-color: #C034EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C034EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(192, 52, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 83%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C034EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(192, 52, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C034EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(192, 52, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C034EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C034EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C034EC

#B91AEA#A914D7#9311BB#810FA3#6E0D8C#5C0B75#4A095D#340641#21042A#0F0213

Tints of #C034EC

#C644EE#CC57EF#D26AF1#D77CF3#DD8FF5#E3A2F6#E8B4F8#EEC7FA#F4DAFC#F9ECFD

Tones of #C034EC

#B93FDE#B24DD1#AB5AC4#A466B7#9D74AA#96819C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5DEC32:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #C034EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C034EC

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 #C034EC: ·

How #C034EC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #8382BFDeuteranopia · #8C96B5Tritanopia · #B99C95

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 #C034EC rather than the exact color:

Palette Bf2ef0
#BF2EF0 · #ED3EF7 · #FEECB3 · #FFF6EA
Wild Ember
#621090 · #C735E8 · #92ED5E · #CCF3BA
Vivid Aurora
#3C28B0 · #BA33E4 · #BF2D89 · #E0383B
Dreamy Dusk
#3AC911 · #8DF15B · #C73CEE · #D4A0F1
Smoky Ruby Drift
#0E376C · #10128E · #782FE0 · #C72CE6
Honey Ruby Ember
#37B911 · #A9F16A · #BF27EB · #E4C7F6

Similar colors

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

#BF2EF0#C735E8#BA33E4#C73CEE#C72CE6#BF27EB#B331F1#C52CF9#B234E2#C424E6#CC2FF8#B931FC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C034EB  ·  #C034ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C034EC?

#C034EC is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 192, 52, 236). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C034EC?

#C034EC is RGB 192, 52, 236 — HSL 286°, 83%, 56% — CMYK 19%, 78%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #C034EC?

Its complement is #5DEC32; analogous partners are #6332EC and #EC32BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C034EC for text?

Black text on #C034EC has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.25:1.