Palettes / Colors / #C19AE3

#C19AE3 — Light Purple

#C19AE3 is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #C19AE3 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.

#C19AE3 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 #BDE49B; it also sits naturally between #9D9BE4 and #E49BE1. 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 76% · Green 60% · Blue 89%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C19AE3

.text { color: #C19AE3; }
.background { background-color: #C19AE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19AE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 154, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(272, 57%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19AE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 154, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19AE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 154, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19AE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19AE3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BDE49B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C19AE3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C19AE3

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 #C19AE3 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 #C19AE3 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

← #C19AE2  ·  #C19AE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C19AE3?

#C19AE3 is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 193, 154, 227). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19AE3?

#C19AE3 is RGB 193, 154, 227 — HSL 272°, 57%, 75% — CMYK 15%, 32%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #C19AE3?

Its complement is #BDE49B; analogous partners are #9D9BE4 and #E49BE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19AE3 for text?

Black text on #C19AE3 has a contrast ratio of 9.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.