Palettes / Colors / #C090EA

#C090EA — Light Purple

#C090EA is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#C090EA 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 #BAEA90; it also sits naturally between #9390EA and #EA90E7. 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 56% · Blue 92%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C090EA

.text { color: #C090EA; }
.background { background-color: #C090EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C090EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(192, 144, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(272, 68%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C090EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(192, 144, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C090EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(192, 144, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C090EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C090EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C090EA

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Tones of #C090EA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAEA90:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C090EA: #000000.

How #C090EA 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 #C090EA 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #C090EA?

#C090EA is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 192, 144, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C090EA?

#C090EA is RGB 192, 144, 234 — HSL 272°, 68%, 74% — CMYK 18%, 38%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #C090EA?

Its complement is #BAEA90; analogous partners are #9390EA and #EA90E7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C090EA for text?

Black text on #C090EA has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.49:1.