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#C13EE5 Color

#C13EE5 is rgb(193, 62, 229) in RGB, hsl(287, 76%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 73%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), visibly different at ΔE 12.42. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C13EE5
HEX#C13EE5
RGBrgb(193, 62, 229)
HSLhsl(287, 76%, 57%)
HSVhsv(287, 73%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 73%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(62.2% 0.25 317.9)
LABlab(51.91% 68.36 -59.88)
LCHlch(51.91% 90.87 318.78)

What #C13EE5 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 #C13EE5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#C13EE5 Channel Values

How #C13EE5 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 62 · B 2298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 76% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 73% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 73% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.13:1 vs white · 5.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C13EE5 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 text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C13EE5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C13EE5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #C13EE5

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C13EE5.

How #C13EE5 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#C13EE5
Protanopia#6565E5
Protanomaly#9358E5
Deuteranopia#7E7EE3
Deuteranomaly#9D6AE4
Tritanopia#B16969
Tritanomaly#B85BA9
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C13EE5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c13ee5: #C13EE5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C13EE5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c13ee5': '#C13EE5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.243, blue: 0.898)
Android XML<color name="color_c13ee5">#C13EE5</color>
SVG fillfill="#C13EE5"

More Purple Colors

#C13EE5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C13EE5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C13EE5?

#C13EE5 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(193, 62, 229) in RGB and hsl(287, 76%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.42.

What is the RGB value of #C13EE5?

#C13EE5 is rgb(193, 62, 229) — red 193, green 62, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C13EE5?

#C13EE5 converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 73%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C13EE5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C13EE5 scores 4.13:1 against white and 5.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C13EE5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C13EE5 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 12.42, which is visibly different.

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