Palettes / Colors / #C970DE

#C970DE — Purple

#C970DE is a purple color we call 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 #C970DE 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.

#C970DE 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 #82DE6E; it also sits naturally between #916EDE and #DE6EBA. 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 79% · Green 44% · Blue 87%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C970DE

.text { color: #C970DE; }
.background { background-color: #C970DE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C970DE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(201, 112, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(289, 63%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C970DE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(201, 112, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C970DE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(201, 112, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C970DE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C970DE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C970DE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #82DE6E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C970DE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C970DE

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 #C970DE 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 #C970DE 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 #C970DE?

#C970DE is Purple, a purple color (RGB 201, 112, 222). Its closest standard named color is Orchid.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C970DE?

#C970DE is RGB 201, 112, 222 — HSL 289°, 63%, 65% — CMYK 9%, 50%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #C970DE?

Its complement is #82DE6E; analogous partners are #916EDE and #DE6EBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C970DE for text?

Black text on #C970DE has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.06:1.