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#C756FC — Light Vivid Purple

#C756FC is a purple color we call Light 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 #C756FC 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.

#C756FC 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 #89FC54; it also sits naturally between #7354FC and #FC54DE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#C756FC · RGB 199, 86, 252

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Color values

HEX#C756FC
RGB199, 86, 252
HSL281°, 97%, 66%
HSV281°, 66%, 99%
CMYK21%, 66%, 0%, 1%
XYZ44.45, 25.83, 94.74
Yxy25.83, 0.2694, 0.1565
CIE-Lab57.87, 69.70, -63.57
Hunter Lab50.82, 71.03, -80.71

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 78% · Green 34% · Blue 99%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 66% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #C756FC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #C756FC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #C756FC

.text { color: #C756FC; }
.background { background-color: #C756FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C756FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(199, 86, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(281, 97%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C756FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(199, 86, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C756FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(199, 86, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C756FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C756FC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C756FC

#BD36FC#B318FB#A204EC#8E03CE#7903B0#640292#500274#370150#230132#0E0014

Tints of #C756FC

#CC63FD#D172FD#D681FD#DB90FD#E0A0FE#E5AFFE#EABEFE#EFCDFE#F3DCFE#F8EBFF

Tones of #C756FC

#C360F0#BE6CE4#BA79D8#B684CD#B190C1#AD9CB4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #89FC54:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text3.41:1 AA large only
Against black text6.17:1 AA

Best text color on #C756FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C756FC

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 #C756FC: ·

How #C756FC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9695D4Deuteranopia · #9DA5CATritanopia · #C1B4AD

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 violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C756FC rather than the exact color:

Tranquil Orchard
#22300B · #FA5947 · #D250FA · #FC19FD
Burning Ruby Canyon
#36AE0F · #51EE3F · #C94EEF · #E2B9F4
Gentle Ruby Horizon
#62109C · #C260EF · #68DA16 · #C3F2B3
Burning Ruby Terrace
#6816B3 · #C65FEC · #9DEB57 · #B1EC9A
Lucky Dusk
#200B0A · #C942FD · #2DBAFC · #B819FA
Palette Ffee7d
#FFEE7D · #534C98 · #B767FF · #44FADD

Similar colors

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

#D250FA#C94EEF#C260EF#C65FEC#C942FD#B767FF#B15EFF#DC53F1#D754EA#B44DEF#C147E9#C93DFB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C756FB  ·  #C756FD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C756FC?

#C756FC is Light Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 199, 86, 252). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C756FC?

#C756FC is RGB 199, 86, 252 — HSL 281°, 97%, 66% — CMYK 21%, 66%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #C756FC?

Its complement is #89FC54; analogous partners are #7354FC and #FC54DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C756FC for text?

Black text on #C756FC has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.41:1.