Palettes / Colors / #C343EA

#C343EA — Vivid Purple

#C343EA is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

#C343EA 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 #6AEA43; it also sits naturally between #6F43EA and #EA43BD. 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 26% · Blue 92%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C343EA

.text { color: #C343EA; }
.background { background-color: #C343EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C343EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(195, 67, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 80%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C343EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(195, 67, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C343EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(195, 67, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C343EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C343EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6AEA43:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C343EA: #000000.

How #C343EA 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 #C343EA 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #C343EA?

#C343EA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 195, 67, 234). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C343EA?

#C343EA is RGB 195, 67, 234 — HSL 286°, 80%, 59% — CMYK 17%, 71%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #C343EA?

Its complement is #6AEA43; analogous partners are #6F43EA and #EA43BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C343EA for text?

Black text on #C343EA has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.95:1.