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#C212FD Color

#C212FD is rgb(194, 18, 253) in RGB, hsl(285, 98%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 93%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Electric Purple (#BF00FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C212FD
HEX#C212FD
RGBrgb(194, 18, 253)
HSLhsl(285, 98%, 53%)
HSVhsv(285, 93%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 93%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(61.5% 0.298 314)
LABlab(49.97% 81.63 -76.45)
LCHlch(49.97% 111.84 316.88)

What #C212FD 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 #C212FD, 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.

#C212FD Channel Values

How #C212FD 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 194 · G 18 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 98% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 93% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 93% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.38:1 vs white · 4.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C212FD 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 text4.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C212FD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C212FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C212FD; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #C212FD

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C212FD.

How #C212FD 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#C212FD
Protanopia#5858FD
Protanomaly#8F46FD
Deuteranopia#7676FB
Deuteranomaly#9A5EFC
Tritanopia#AC6565
Tritanomaly#B550B6
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C212FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c212fd: #C212FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C212FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c212fd': '#C212FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.071, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_c212fd">#C212FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#C212FD"

More Purple Colors

#C212FD sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C212FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C212FD?

#C212FD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(194, 18, 253) in RGB and hsl(285, 98%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Electric Purple (#BF00FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.03.

What is the RGB value of #C212FD?

#C212FD is rgb(194, 18, 253) — red 194, green 18, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C212FD?

#C212FD converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 93%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C212FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C212FD scores 4.38:1 against white and 4.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C212FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C212FD 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 16.65, which is visibly different.

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