Palettes / Colors / #C745F2

#C745F2 — Vivid Purple

#C745F2 is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Orchid (#DA70D6). It belongs to the purple family.

#C745F2 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 #70F245; it also sits naturally between #7045F2 and #F245C7. 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 27% · Blue 95%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 71% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C745F2

.text { color: #C745F2; }
.background { background-color: #C745F2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C745F2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(199, 69, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(285, 87%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C745F2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(199, 69, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C745F2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(199, 69, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C745F2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C745F2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C745F2

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Tones of #C745F2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #70F245:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C745F2: #000000.

How #C745F2 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 #C745F2 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

← #C745F1  ·  #C745F3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C745F2?

#C745F2 is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 199, 69, 242). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C745F2?

#C745F2 is RGB 199, 69, 242 — HSL 285°, 87%, 61% — CMYK 18%, 71%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #C745F2?

Its complement is #70F245; analogous partners are #7045F2 and #F245C7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C745F2 for text?

Black text on #C745F2 has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.78:1.