Palettes / Colors / #C642FF

#C642FF — Vivid Purple

#C642FF is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

#C642FF 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 #7BFF42; it also sits naturally between #6842FF and #FF42D9. 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 78% · Green 26% · Blue 100%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C642FF

.text { color: #C642FF; }
.background { background-color: #C642FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C642FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(198, 66, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(282, 100%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C642FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(198, 66, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C642FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(198, 66, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C642FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C642FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C642FF

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Tones of #C642FF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7BFF42:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C642FF: #000000.

How #C642FF 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 #C642FF 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

← #C642FE  ·  #C64300 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C642FF?

#C642FF is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 198, 66, 255). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C642FF?

#C642FF is RGB 198, 66, 255 — HSL 282°, 100%, 63% — CMYK 22%, 74%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #C642FF?

Its complement is #7BFF42; analogous partners are #6842FF and #FF42D9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C642FF for text?

Black text on #C642FF has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.73:1.