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#C552EF — Vivid Purple

#C552EF is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: orchid (#DA70D6) — not an exact match. CSS orchid gives you #DA70D6, a different color; use #C552EF 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.

#C552EF 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 #7CEF52; it also sits naturally between #7752EF and #EF52CA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C552EF · RGB 197, 82, 239

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Color values

HEX#C552EF
RGB197, 82, 239
HSL284°, 83%, 63%
HSV284°, 66%, 94%
CMYK18%, 66%, 0%, 6%
XYZ41.62, 24.14, 84.13
Yxy24.14, 0.2777, 0.1610
CIE-Lab56.22, 68.38, -59.00
Hunter Lab49.13, 68.95, -72.49

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 77% · Green 32% · Blue 94%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C552EF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C552EF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C552EF

.text { color: #C552EF; }
.background { background-color: #C552EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C552EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(197, 82, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(284, 83%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C552EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(197, 82, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C552EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(197, 82, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C552EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C552EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C552EF

#BC36EC#B21AEA#9F14D2#8A11B6#780F9F#630C83#4E0A67#39074B#23042F#0E0213

Tints of #C552EF

#CA60F0#D073F2#D581F3#DA8FF5#E0A2F6#E4B0F8#E9BEF9#EECCFA#F4DEFC#F9ECFD

Tones of #C552EF

#C05EE4#BB69D8#B574CD#B17FC3#AB8AB7#A695AC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7CEF52:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.60:1 AA large only
Against black text5.83:1 AA

Best text color on #C552EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C552EF

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 #C552EF: ·

How #C552EF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9392C9Deuteranopia · #9AA2C0Tritanopia · #BFABA4

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 500 · #D946EFTailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Tailwind fuchsia 600 · #C026D3

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C552EF rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Canyon
#36AE0F · #51EE3F · #C94EEF · #E2B9F4
Palette 2d033b
#2D033B · #810CA8 · #C147E9 · #E5B8F4
Burning Ruby Terrace
#6816B3 · #C65FEC · #9DEB57 · #B1EC9A
Gentle Ruby Horizon
#62109C · #C260EF · #68DA16 · #C3F2B3
Lucky Ruby Cinder
#C1971D · #1EC79C · #BD4DE4 · #EADAB0
Lucky Ruby Aurora
#9B7819 · #43E1B6 · #BC53E3 · #F0EAC7

Similar colors

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

#C94EEF#C147E9#C65FEC#C260EF#BD4DE4#BC53E3#D250FA#B44DEF#CC4AE0#B958E2#D754EA#D04BDF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C552EE  ·  #C552F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C552EF?

#C552EF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 197, 82, 239). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C552EF?

#C552EF is RGB 197, 82, 239 — HSL 284°, 83%, 63% — CMYK 18%, 66%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #C552EF?

Its complement is #7CEF52; analogous partners are #7752EF and #EF52CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C552EF for text?

Black text on #C552EF has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.60:1.