Palettes / Colors / #C29EFF

#C29EFF — Light Vivid Purple

#C29EFF is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#C29EFF 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 #DBFF9E; it also sits naturally between #9EABFF and #F29EFF. 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 100%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #C29EFF

.text { color: #C29EFF; }
.background { background-color: #C29EFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C29EFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(194, 158, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(262, 100%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C29EFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(194, 158, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C29EFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(194, 158, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C29EFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C29EFF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C29EFF

Tints of #C29EFF

Tones of #C29EFF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBFF9E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C29EFF: #000000.

How #C29EFF 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 #C29EFF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C29EFE  ·  #C29F00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C29EFF?

#C29EFF is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 194, 158, 255). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C29EFF?

#C29EFF is RGB 194, 158, 255 — HSL 262°, 100%, 81% — CMYK 24%, 38%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #C29EFF?

Its complement is #DBFF9E; analogous partners are #9EABFF and #F29EFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C29EFF for text?

Black text on #C29EFF has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.18:1.