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#C19FCC — Light Dusty Purple

#C19FCC is a purple color we call Light Dusty 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 #C19FCC 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.

#C19FCC 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 #AACC9E; it also sits naturally between #AA9ECC and #CC9EC1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C19FCC · RGB 193, 159, 204

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Color values

HEX#C19FCC
RGB193, 159, 204
HSL285°, 31%, 71%
HSV285°, 22%, 80%
CMYK5%, 22%, 0%, 20%
XYZ45.29, 40.49, 62.56
Yxy40.49, 0.3053, 0.2730
CIE-Lab69.82, 20.62, -18.30
Hunter Lab63.63, 19.38, -17.87

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 62% · Blue 80%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C19FCC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C19FCC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C19FCC

.text { color: #C19FCC; }
.background { background-color: #C19FCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C19FCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(193, 159, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 31%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C19FCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(193, 159, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C19FCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(193, 159, 204, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C19FCC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C19FCC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C19FCC

#B187C0#A573B5#955BA9#824D93#70437F#5B3768#472A50#321E39#201325#0C070D

Tints of #C19FCC

#C7A8D1#CBAFD5#D2B9DA#D6C0DE#DDCAE3#E1D0E6#E7DAEC#ECE1EF#F2EBF4#F6F2F8

Tones of #C19FCC

#BFA1C9#BDA5C5#BCA8C2#BAABBF#B8AEBC#B7B2B8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AACC9E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.31:1 Fails
Against black text9.10:1 AAA

Best text color on #C19FCC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C19FCC

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 #C19FCC: ·

How #C19FCC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B2B2C1Deuteranopia · #B4B7BETritanopia · #BFB9B7

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C19FCC rather than the exact color:

Crystal Ruby Solace
#475F9C · #C39DCB · #895254 · #A9AF67
Lucky Drift
#C49AD0 · #AB5A60 · #9EA365 · #94D0A2
Modern Ruby Dusk
#C69AC8 · #784350 · #8C693B · #758F4A
Palette F2eae0
#F2EAE0 · #B4D3D9 · #BDA6CE · #9B8EC7
Tranquil Terrace
#3D4A7D · #9A87BB · #CA9CCF · #A04475
Burning Ruby Zephyr
#9ACAAD · #A5B3C4 · #BBA3C5 · #7C4B52

Similar colors

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

#C39DCB#C49AD0#C69AC8#BDA6CE#CA9CCF#BBA3C5#C996CC#B5A3CB#C9A3C3#CB98D1#B5A3C8#C3ACD0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C19FCB  ·  #C19FCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C19FCC?

#C19FCC is Light Dusty Purple, a purple color (RGB 193, 159, 204). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C19FCC?

#C19FCC is RGB 193, 159, 204 — HSL 285°, 31%, 71% — CMYK 5%, 22%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #C19FCC?

Its complement is #AACC9E; analogous partners are #AA9ECC and #CC9EC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C19FCC for text?

Black text on #C19FCC has a contrast ratio of 9.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.31:1.