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#C19EF3 — Light Vivid Purple

#C19EF3 is a purple color we call Light Vivid 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 #C19EF3 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.

#C19EF3 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 #D0F3A0; it also sits naturally between #A0A7F3 and #ECA0F3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C19EF3 · RGB 193, 158, 243

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Color values

HEX#C19EF3
RGB193, 158, 243
HSL265°, 78%, 79%
HSV265°, 35%, 95%
CMYK21%, 35%, 0%, 5%
XYZ50.40, 42.26, 90.30
Yxy42.26, 0.2755, 0.2310
CIE-Lab71.05, 29.47, -37.81
Hunter Lab65.01, 28.53, -41.94

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 62% · Blue 95%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C19EF3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C19EF3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C19EF3

.text { color: #C19EF3; }
.background { background-color: #C19EF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19EF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 158, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 78%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19EF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 158, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19EF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 158, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19EF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19EF3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C19EF3

#AE80EF#975CEB#833CE7#6D1BDE#5D18BF#4B139A#3C0F7B#2A0B56#1B0736#090212

Tints of #C19EF3

#C8A9F4#CBADF5#D1B6F6#D7BFF7#DCC9F8#DFCDF9#E5D6FA#EBDFFB#EEE4FC#F3EDFD

Tones of #C19EF3

#C3A6ED#C4ABE7#C5B1E2#C7B8DB#C7BED5#C8C4CF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0F3A0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.22:1 Fails
Against black text9.45:1 AAA

Best text color on #C19EF3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C19EF3

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #C19EF3: ·

How #C19EF3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #B2B2DEDeuteranopia · #B4B7DATritanopia · #BFCECB

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:

Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C19EF3 rather than the exact color:

Palette F2afef
#F2AFEF · #C499F3 · #7360DF · #33186B
Vintage Ruby Orchard
#1DA15C · #31C8DA · #6687E3 · #BEA4EF
Serene Drift
#5BAC17 · #88EA67 · #9B43E5 · #C49FEB
Cosmic Summit
#84B718 · #A6E957 · #7845E6 · #C49AEB
Dreamy Ruby Lagoon
#225795 · #3652D1 · #7468DD · #BDA1EA
Palette Cb9df0
#CB9DF0 · #F0C1E1 · #FDDBBB · #FFF9BF

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C499F3#BEA4EF#C49FEB#C49AEB#BDA1EA#CB9DF0#C6A7EE#CAA5F1#B7A5F0#B2A0EE#D0A2F7#BDA8E7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C19EF2  ·  #C19EF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C19EF3?

#C19EF3 is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 193, 158, 243). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19EF3?

#C19EF3 is RGB 193, 158, 243 — HSL 265°, 78%, 79% — CMYK 21%, 35%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #C19EF3?

Its complement is #D0F3A0; analogous partners are #A0A7F3 and #ECA0F3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19EF3 for text?

Black text on #C19EF3 has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.22:1.