#c157df

Color #c157df

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 5.2 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-500 #e12afb · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c157df

RGB

rgb(193, 87, 223)

HSL

hsl(286.8, 68%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.8, 61%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.5%, 61%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(55.57, 62.17, -51.09)

LCH

lch(55.57, 80.47, 320.59)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.2141, 318.16)

HWB

hwb(286.8, 34.1%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#75df57

Analogous

#7d57df

#c157df

#df57b9

Triadic

#c157df

#dfc157

#57dfc1

Split-complementary

#c157df

#b9df57

#57df7d

Tetradic

#c157df

#df5775

#75df57

#57dfc1

Square

#c157df

#df7d57

#75df57

#57b9df

Shades

Color #c157df mixed toward black.

#b12cd7

#8f21ae

#6b1982

#471157

#24082b

Tints

Color #c157df mixed toward white.

#cb73e4

#d68fea

#e0abef

#eac7f4

#f5e3fa

Tones

Color #c157df mixed toward gray.

#bb62d4

#b46ec8

#ae79bd

#a884b2

#a190a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ec9 · ΔE 22

Deuteranopia

#a4aac3 · ΔE 25.3

Tritanopia

#bdb5b0 · ΔE 34.6

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 28.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c157df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c157df]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#c157df (#c157df) is rgb(193, 87, 223) in RGB.

No, #c157df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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