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#C06EED Color

#C06EED is rgb(192, 110, 237) in RGB, hsl(279, 78%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 54%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C06EED
HEX#C06EED
RGBrgb(192, 110, 237)
HSLhsl(279, 78%, 68%)
HSVhsv(279, 54%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 54%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(68% 0.194 312.1)
LABlab(59.92% 49.05 -51.63)
LCHlch(59.92% 71.21 313.53)

What #C06EED Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C06EED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.8Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 10.15Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 10.78Rich Lavender#A76BCFΔE 14.85Amethyst#9966CCΔE 16.31Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 17.08

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#C06EED Channel Values

How #C06EED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 192 · G 110 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 78% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 54% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 54% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.14:1 vs white · 6.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C06EED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C06EED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C06EED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C06EED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C06EED
Complementary
#9AED6E
Analogous
#816EED
Analogous
#ED6EDA
Triadic
#EDC06E
Triadic
#6EEDC0
Split comp.
#DAED6E
Split comp.
#6EED81

Tints & Shades of #C06EED

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C880EF
#D297F2
#DAA9F4
#E2BBF7
#EACDF9
#F3E4FC

Shades

#AF45E8
#9D1CE3
#8117BA
#62118D
#450C64
#29073B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C06EED.

How #C06EED Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C06EED
Protanopia#8181ED
Protanomaly#9E7AED
Deuteranopia#9090EC
Deuteranomaly#A584EC
Tritanopia#B18787
Tritanomaly#B77EB9
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C06EED in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c06eed: #C06EED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C06EED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c06eed': '#C06EED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.753, green: 0.431, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_c06eed">#C06EED</color>
SVG fillfill="#C06EED"

More Purple Colors

#C06EED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C06EED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C06EED?

#C06EED is a light purple — rgb(192, 110, 237) in RGB and hsl(279, 78%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.8.

What is the RGB value of #C06EED?

#C06EED is rgb(192, 110, 237) — red 192, green 110, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C06EED?

#C06EED converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 54%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C06EED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C06EED scores 3.14:1 against white and 6.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C06EED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C06EED is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumorchid (#BA55D3) at a CIE76 distance of 9.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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