Palettes / Colors / #C19CEA

#C19CEA — Light Purple

#C19CEA 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 #C19CEA 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.

#C19CEA 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 #C4EA9A; it also sits naturally between #9A9DEA and #E79AEA. 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 61% · Blue 92%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C19CEA

.text { color: #C19CEA; }
.background { background-color: #C19CEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19CEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 156, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 65%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19CEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 156, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19CEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 156, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19CEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19CEA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C4EA9A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C19CEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C19CEA

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 #C19CEA 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 #C19CEA 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

← #C19CE9  ·  #C19CEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C19CEA?

#C19CEA is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 193, 156, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19CEA?

#C19CEA is RGB 193, 156, 234 — HSL 268°, 65%, 76% — CMYK 18%, 33%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #C19CEA?

Its complement is #C4EA9A; analogous partners are #9A9DEA and #E79AEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19CEA for text?

Black text on #C19CEA has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.