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#C135F8 Color

#C135F8 is rgb(193, 53, 248) in RGB, hsl(283, 93%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 79%, 0%, 3%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C135F8
HEX#C135F8
RGBrgb(193, 53, 248)
HSLhsl(283, 93%, 59%)
HSVhsv(283, 79%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 79%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.274 313.8)
LABlab(51.96% 73.83 -70.45)
LCHlch(51.96% 102.05 316.34)

What #C135F8 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 #C135F8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 7.06Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 11.14Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 12.17Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 12.84Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 13.62Phlox#DF00FFΔE 14.44

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

#C135F8 Channel Values

How #C135F8 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 193 · G 53 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 93% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 79% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.09:1 vs white · 5.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C135F8 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 text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C135F8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C135F8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C135F8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C135F8
Complementary
#6CF835
Analogous
#5F35F8
Analogous
#F835CE
Triadic
#F8C135
Triadic
#35F8C1
Split comp.
#CEF835
Split comp.
#35F85F

Tints & Shades of #C135F8

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

#CA53F9
#D16BFA
#DA89FB
#E2A1FC
#EBBFFD
#F3D8FE

Shades

#B40EF6
#9A08D4
#7D06AC
#64058A
#480462
#2B023B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C135F8.

How #C135F8 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#C135F8
Protanopia#6161F8
Protanomaly#9253F8
Deuteranopia#7C7CF6
Deuteranomaly#9C67F7
Tritanopia#AD6C6C
Tritanomaly#B55BB6
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C135F8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c135f8: #C135F8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C135F8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c135f8': '#C135F8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.208, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_c135f8">#C135F8</color>
SVG fillfill="#C135F8"

More Purple Colors

#C135F8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C135F8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C135F8?

#C135F8 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(193, 53, 248) in RGB and hsl(283, 93%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.06.

What is the RGB value of #C135F8?

#C135F8 is rgb(193, 53, 248) — red 193, green 53, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C135F8?

#C135F8 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 79%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C135F8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C135F8 scores 4.09:1 against white and 5.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C135F8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C135F8 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 darkviolet (#9400D3) at a CIE76 distance of 13.62, which is visibly different.

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