Palettes / Colors / #C083CE

#C083CE — Light Muted Purple

#C083CE is a purple color we call Light Muted Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #C083CE 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.

#C083CE is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #91CE83; it also sits naturally between #9B83CE and #CE83B6. 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 51% · Blue 81%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C083CE

.text { color: #C083CE; }
.background { background-color: #C083CE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C083CE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(192, 131, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 43%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C083CE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(192, 131, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C083CE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(192, 131, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C083CE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C083CE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #91CE83:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C083CE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C083CE

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 #C083CE 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 #C083CE 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

← #C083CD  ·  #C083CF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C083CE?

#C083CE is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 192, 131, 206). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C083CE?

#C083CE is RGB 192, 131, 206 — HSL 289°, 43%, 66% — CMYK 7%, 36%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #C083CE?

Its complement is #91CE83; analogous partners are #9B83CE and #CE83B6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C083CE for text?

Black text on #C083CE has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.85:1.