Palettes / Colors / #C49BF3

#C49BF3 — Light Vivid Purple

#C49BF3 is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

#C49BF3 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 #CAF39B; it also sits naturally between #9B9EF3 and #F09BF3. 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 61% · Blue 95%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C49BF3

.text { color: #C49BF3; }
.background { background-color: #C49BF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C49BF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 155, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(268, 79%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C49BF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 155, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C49BF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 155, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C49BF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C49BF3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAF39B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C49BF3: #000000.

How #C49BF3 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 #C49BF3 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

← #C49BF2  ·  #C49BF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C49BF3?

#C49BF3 is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 196, 155, 243). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C49BF3?

#C49BF3 is RGB 196, 155, 243 — HSL 268°, 79%, 78% — CMYK 19%, 36%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #C49BF3?

Its complement is #CAF39B; analogous partners are #9B9EF3 and #F09BF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C49BF3 for text?

Black text on #C49BF3 has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.