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#C262EF — Light Vivid Purple

#C262EF is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #C262EF 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.

#C262EF 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 #8EEF61; it also sits naturally between #7B61EF and #EF61D5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C262EF · RGB 194, 98, 239

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Color values

HEX#C262EF
RGB194, 98, 239
HSL281°, 82%, 66%
HSV281°, 59%, 94%
CMYK19%, 59%, 0%, 6%
XYZ42.20, 26.44, 84.54
Yxy26.44, 0.2755, 0.1726
CIE-Lab58.45, 60.53, -55.46
Hunter Lab51.42, 60.20, -66.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 76% · Green 38% · Blue 94%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 59% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C262EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C262EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C262EF

.text { color: #C262EF; }
.background { background-color: #C262EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C262EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(194, 98, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 82%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C262EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(194, 98, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C262EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(194, 98, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C262EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C262EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C262EF

#B845ED#AD2AEA#9C16DA#8813BE#7410A2#600D87#4C0B6B#35074A#21052E#0D0213

Tints of #C262EF

#C86FF1#CD7DF2#D28BF4#D899F5#DDA7F6#E2B5F8#E8C3F9#EDD1FA#F3DFFC#F8ECFD

Tones of #C262EF

#BF6CE5#BB75DB#B780D1#B38AC7#B094BC#AC9EB3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #8EEF61:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.34:1 AA large only
Against black text6.29:1 AA

Best text color on #C262EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C262EF

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 #C262EF: ·

How #C262EF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9898CDDeuteranopia · #9EA5C5Tritanopia · #BDB2AC

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 fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C262EF rather than the exact color:

Gentle Ruby Horizon
#62109C · #C260EF · #68DA16 · #C3F2B3
Burning Ruby Terrace
#6816B3 · #C65FEC · #9DEB57 · #B1EC9A
Dusty Whisper
#BA68EE · #5A1287 · #4B0F71 · #2D0943
Misty Ruby Meadow
#72BEED · #3153E2 · #522BD0 · #B961E5
Palette 000000
#000000 · #52057B · #892CDC · #BC6FF1
Gentle Ruby Bloom
#16C3CE · #84AAEB · #4A27D6 · #CF6BED

Similar colors

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

#C260EF#C65FEC#BA68EE#B961E5#BC6FF1#CF6BED#C664DF#D066E6#CE6EEC#B460E5#B96FE7#B958E2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C262EE  ·  #C262F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C262EF?

#C262EF is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 194, 98, 239). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C262EF?

#C262EF is RGB 194, 98, 239 — HSL 281°, 82%, 66% — CMYK 19%, 59%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #C262EF?

Its complement is #8EEF61; analogous partners are #7B61EF and #EF61D5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C262EF for text?

Black text on #C262EF has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.34:1.