Palettes / Colors / #C19EF5

#C19EF5 — Light Vivid Purple

#C19EF5 is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#C19EF5 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 #D2F59E; it also sits naturally between #9EA7F5 and #EC9EF5. 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 96%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C19EF5

.text { color: #C19EF5; }
.background { background-color: #C19EF5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19EF5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 158, 245); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(264, 81%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19EF5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 158, 245, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19EF5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 158, 245, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19EF5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19EF5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2F59E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C19EF5: #000000.

How #C19EF5 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 #C19EF5 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

← #C19EF4  ·  #C19EF6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C19EF5?

#C19EF5 is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 193, 158, 245). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19EF5?

#C19EF5 is RGB 193, 158, 245 — HSL 264°, 81%, 79% — CMYK 21%, 36%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #C19EF5?

Its complement is #D2F59E; analogous partners are #9EA7F5 and #EC9EF5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19EF5 for text?

Black text on #C19EF5 has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.22:1.