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#C15EE8 Color

#C15EE8 is rgb(193, 94, 232) in RGB, hsl(283, 75%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 59%, 0%, 9%) 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 7.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C15EE8
HEX#C15EE8
RGBrgb(193, 94, 232)
HSLhsl(283, 75%, 64%)
HSVhsv(283, 59%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 59%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.213 315.3)
LABlab(56.86% 56.05 -53.68)
LCHlch(56.86% 77.61 316.24)

What #C15EE8 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 #C15EE8, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 7.21Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 9.07Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 14.95Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 16.14Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 16.59Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 17.09

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

#C15EE8 Channel Values

How #C15EE8 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 94 · B 2328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 75% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 59% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 59% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.48:1 vs white · 6.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C15EE8 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 text3.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C15EE8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C15EE8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C15EE8; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C15EE8
Complementary
#85E85E
Analogous
#7C5EE8
Analogous
#E85ECA
Triadic
#E8C15E
Triadic
#5EE8C1
Split comp.
#CAE85E
Split comp.
#5EE87C

Tints & Shades of #C15EE8

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

#CA75EB
#D28BEE
#DBA1F2
#E2B3F4
#EAC9F7
#F3E0FB

Shades

#B236E2
#9F1ED2
#8018AA
#651386
#470D5E
#2C083A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C15EE8.

How #C15EE8 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#C15EE8
Protanopia#7777E8
Protanomaly#9A6EE8
Deuteranopia#8989E7
Deuteranomaly#A37AE7
Tritanopia#B27B7B
Tritanomaly#B871B2
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C15EE8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c15ee8: #C15EE8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C15EE8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c15ee8': '#C15EE8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.757, green: 0.369, blue: 0.910)
Android XML<color name="color_c15ee8">#C15EE8</color>
SVG fillfill="#C15EE8"

More Purple Colors

#C15EE8 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C15EE8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C15EE8?

#C15EE8 is a light purple — rgb(193, 94, 232) in RGB and hsl(283, 75%, 64%) 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 7.21.

What is the RGB value of #C15EE8?

#C15EE8 is rgb(193, 94, 232) — red 193, green 94, and blue 232 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C15EE8?

#C15EE8 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 59%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C15EE8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C15EE8 scores 3.48:1 against white and 6.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C15EE8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C15EE8 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 7.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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