Palettes / Colors / #C58DF9

#C58DF9 — Light Vivid Purple

#C58DF9 is a purple color we call Light Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #C58DF9 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.

#C58DF9 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 #C0F98B; it also sits naturally between #8D8BF9 and #F98BF7. 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 55% · Blue 98%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 43% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C58DF9

.text { color: #C58DF9; }
.background { background-color: #C58DF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C58DF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(197, 141, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(271, 90%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C58DF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(197, 141, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C58DF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(197, 141, 249, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C58DF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C58DF9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0F98B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C58DF9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C58DF9

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 #C58DF9 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 #C58DF9 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 #C58DF9?

#C58DF9 is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 197, 141, 249). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C58DF9?

#C58DF9 is RGB 197, 141, 249 — HSL 271°, 90%, 76% — CMYK 21%, 43%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #C58DF9?

Its complement is #C0F98B; analogous partners are #8D8BF9 and #F98BF7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C58DF9 for text?

Black text on #C58DF9 has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.46:1.