#C150F1 Color

#C150F1 is rgb(193, 80, 241) in RGB, hsl(282, 85%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 67%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), visibly different at ΔE 12.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C150F1

HEX#C150F1

RGBrgb(193, 80, 241)

HSLhsl(282, 85%, 63%)

HSVhsv(282, 67%, 95%)

CMYKcmyk(20%, 67%, 0%, 5%)

OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.24 314)

LABlab(55.02% 63.42 -61.63)

LCHlch(55.02% 88.44 315.82)

What #C150F1 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 #C150F1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 12.73 Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 15.01 Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 16.57 Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 16.72 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 16.74 Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 17.27

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

#C150F1 Channel Values

How #C150F1 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 193 · G 80 · B 241	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 282° · S 85% · L 63%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 282° · S 67% · V 95%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 20% · M 67% · Y 0% · K 5%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.69:1 vs white · 5.69:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C150F1 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 text3.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C150F1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C150F1; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #C150F1

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

Shades

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How #C150F1 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#C150F1

Protanopia#6F6FF1

Protanomaly#9764F1

Deuteranopia#8484EF

Deuteranomaly#A073F0

Tritanopia#B07676

Tritanomaly#B769B5

Achromatopsia#858585

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Using #C150F1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c150f1: #C150F1;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C150F1;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c150f1': '#C150F1' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.314, blue: 0.945)

Android XML<color name="color_c150f1">#C150F1</color>

SVG fillfill="#C150F1"

More Purple Colors

#C150F1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#C150F1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C150F1?

#C150F1 is a light purple — rgb(193, 80, 241) in RGB and hsl(282, 85%, 63%) 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 12.73.

What is the RGB value of #C150F1?

#C150F1 is rgb(193, 80, 241) — red 193, green 80, and blue 241 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C150F1?

#C150F1 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 67%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C150F1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C150F1 scores 3.69:1 against white and 5.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C150F1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C150F1 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 12.73, which is visibly different.

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