Palettes / Colors / #C034ED

#C034ED — Vivid Purple

#C034ED 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 #C034ED 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.

#C034ED 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 #63ED35; it also sits naturally between #6335ED and #ED35BF. 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 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

CSS code for #C034ED

.text { color: #C034ED; }
.background { background-color: #C034ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C034ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(192, 52, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 84%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C034ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(192, 52, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C034ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(192, 52, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C034ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C034ED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C034ED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #63ED35:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C034ED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C034ED

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 #C034ED 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 #C034ED 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

← #C034EC  ·  #C034EE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C034ED?

#C034ED is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 192, 52, 237). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C034ED?

#C034ED is RGB 192, 52, 237 — HSL 285°, 84%, 57% — CMYK 19%, 78%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #C034ED?

Its complement is #63ED35; analogous partners are #6335ED and #ED35BF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C034ED for text?

Black text on #C034ED has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.24:1.