Palettes / Colors / #C09FFD

#C09FFD — Light Vivid Purple

#C09FFD is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#C09FFD is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DDFDA0; it also sits naturally between #A0AEFD and #EFA0FD. 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 62% · Blue 99%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C09FFD

.text { color: #C09FFD; }
.background { background-color: #C09FFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C09FFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(192, 159, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(261, 96%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C09FFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(192, 159, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C09FFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(192, 159, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C09FFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C09FFD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C09FFD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDFDA0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C09FFD: #000000.

How #C09FFD 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 #C09FFD 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

← #C09FFC  ·  #C09FFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C09FFD?

#C09FFD is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 192, 159, 253). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C09FFD?

#C09FFD is RGB 192, 159, 253 — HSL 261°, 96%, 81% — CMYK 24%, 37%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #C09FFD?

Its complement is #DDFDA0; analogous partners are #A0AEFD and #EFA0FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C09FFD for text?

Black text on #C09FFD has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.18:1.