Palettes / Colors / #C439EA

#C439EA — Vivid Purple

#C439EA is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color DarkOrchid (#9932CC). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkorchid (#9932CC) — not an exact match. CSS darkorchid gives you #9932CC, a different color; use #C439EA 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.

#C439EA 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 #5FEA39; it also sits naturally between #6B39EA and #EA39B8. 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 77% · Green 22% · Blue 92%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C439EA

.text { color: #C439EA; }
.background { background-color: #C439EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C439EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 57, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(287, 81%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C439EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 57, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C439EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 57, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C439EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C439EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5FEA39:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C439EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C439EA

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:

How #C439EA 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 #C439EA 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 #C439EA?

#C439EA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 196, 57, 234). Its closest standard named color is DarkOrchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C439EA?

#C439EA is RGB 196, 57, 234 — HSL 287°, 81%, 57% — CMYK 16%, 76%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #C439EA?

Its complement is #5FEA39; analogous partners are #6B39EA and #EA39B8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C439EA for text?

Black text on #C439EA has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.10:1.