Palettes / Colors / #C19ED6

#C19ED6 — Light Muted Purple

#C19ED6 is a purple color we call Light Muted 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 #C19ED6 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.

#C19ED6 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 #B3D69E; it also sits naturally between #A59ED6 and #D69ECF. 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 62% · Blue 84%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C19ED6

.text { color: #C19ED6; }
.background { background-color: #C19ED6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19ED6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 158, 214); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(278, 41%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19ED6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 158, 214, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19ED6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 158, 214, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19ED6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19ED6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B3D69E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C19ED6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C19ED6

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 #C19ED6 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 #C19ED6 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

← #C19ED5  ·  #C19ED7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C19ED6?

#C19ED6 is Light Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 193, 158, 214). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19ED6?

#C19ED6 is RGB 193, 158, 214 — HSL 278°, 41%, 73% — CMYK 10%, 26%, 0%, 16%.

What colors go with #C19ED6?

Its complement is #B3D69E; analogous partners are #A59ED6 and #D69ECF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19ED6 for text?

Black text on #C19ED6 has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.30:1.