Palettes / Colors / #C514FA

#C514FA — Vivid Purple

#C514FA 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 #C514FA 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.

#C514FA 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 #4AFA14; it also sits naturally between #5114FA and #FA14BD. 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 8% · Blue 98%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 92% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C514FA

.text { color: #C514FA; }
.background { background-color: #C514FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C514FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(197, 20, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(286, 96%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C514FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(197, 20, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C514FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(197, 20, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C514FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C514FA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C514FA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4AFA14:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C514FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C514FA

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 #C514FA 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 #C514FA 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

← #C514F9  ·  #C514FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C514FA?

#C514FA is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 197, 20, 250). Its closest standard named color is Fuchsia.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C514FA?

#C514FA is RGB 197, 20, 250 — HSL 286°, 96%, 53% — CMYK 21%, 92%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #C514FA?

Its complement is #4AFA14; analogous partners are #5114FA and #FA14BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C514FA for text?

Black text on #C514FA has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.33:1.