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#C505FF — Vivid Purple

#C505FF is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Fuchsia (#FF00FF). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: fuchsia (#FF00FF) — not an exact match. CSS fuchsia gives you #FF00FF, a different color; use #C505FF 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.

#C505FF 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 #3FFF05; it also sits naturally between #4805FF and #FF05BC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C505FF · RGB 197, 5, 255

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Color values

HEX#C505FF
RGB197, 5, 255
HSL286°, 100%, 51%
HSV286°, 98%, 100%
CMYK23%, 98%, 0%, 0%
XYZ41.13, 19.20, 96.15
Yxy19.20, 0.2629, 0.1227
CIE-Lab50.92, 89.75, -76.50
Hunter Lab43.82, 94.70, -105.73

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 77% · Green 2% · Blue 100%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 98% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C505FF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C505FF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C505FF

.text { color: #C505FF; }
.background { background-color: #C505FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C505FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(197, 5, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 100%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C505FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(197, 5, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C505FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(197, 5, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C505FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C505FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C505FF

#B400EB#A400D6#9100BD#7D00A3#6D008F#5A0075#46005C#330042#23002E#100014

Tints of #C505FF

#CB1FFF#CF33FF#D54DFF#DA61FF#E07AFF#E58FFF#EBA8FF#F0BDFF#F5D6FF#FAEBFF

Tones of #C505FF

#BB17EE#B129DB#A83BC9#9F4CB8#955EA6#8B7194

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3FFF05:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.34:1 AA large only
Against black text4.84:1 AA

Best text color on #C505FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C505FF

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 #C505FF: ·

How #C505FF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #7270C3Deuteranopia · #7D8BB4Tritanopia · #BB9388

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 fuchsia 600 · #C026D3Tailwind fuchsia 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 600 · #9333EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C505FF rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Twilight
#25090E · #D7FE3D · #C313FA · #5384F9
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Velvet Harbor
#1B180B · #FA4C7A · #1340FA · #DB13FA
Misty Ruby Marble
#7238E6 · #DC17EC · #E83089 · #EE5240
Palette 000000
#000000 · #5800FF · #E900FF · #FFC600
Hidden Marble
#26C616 · #67EA49 · #D01AE2 · #EEA1ED

Similar colors

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

#C313FA#B819FA#DB13FA#DC17EC#E900FF#D01AE2#C52CF9#C424E6#BF27EB#C725E5#A823F8#CC2FF8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C505FE  ·  #C50600 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C505FF?

#C505FF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 197, 5, 255). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C505FF?

#C505FF is RGB 197, 5, 255 — HSL 286°, 100%, 51% — CMYK 23%, 98%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #C505FF?

Its complement is #3FFF05; analogous partners are #4805FF and #FF05BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C505FF for text?

Black text on #C505FF has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.34:1.