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#C23BF7 Color

#C23BF7 is rgb(194, 59, 247) in RGB, hsl(283, 92%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 76%, 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 8.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C23BF7
HEX#C23BF7
RGBrgb(194, 59, 247)
HSLhsl(283, 92%, 60%)
HSVhsv(283, 76%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 76%, 0%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(63.2% 0.268 314.1)
LABlab(52.70% 72.09 -68.68)
LCHlch(52.70% 99.57 316.39)

What #C23BF7 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 #C23BF7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 8.17Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 12.81Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 14.24Vivid Orchid#CC00FFΔE 14.56Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 14.95Electric Purple#BF00FFΔE 15.43

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

#C23BF7 Channel Values

How #C23BF7 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 59 · B 2478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 92% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 76% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 76% · Y 0% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.99:1 vs white · 5.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C23BF7 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 text3.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C23BF7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C23BF7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C23BF7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C23BF7
Complementary
#70F73B
Analogous
#643BF7
Analogous
#F73BCE
Triadic
#F7C23B
Triadic
#3BF7C2
Split comp.
#CEF73B
Split comp.
#3BF764

Tints & Shades of #C23BF7

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

#C954F8
#D371F9
#DA89FA
#E3A7FB
#EBBFFC
#F4DDFE

Shades

#B514F5
#9D09D7
#8007B0
#640689
#470462
#2B023B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C23BF7.

How #C23BF7 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#C23BF7
Protanopia#6464F7
Protanomaly#9357F7
Deuteranopia#7E7EF5
Deuteranomaly#9E69F6
Tritanopia#AF6E6E
Tritanomaly#B75EB6
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C23BF7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c23bf7: #C23BF7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C23BF7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c23bf7': '#C23BF7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.231, blue: 0.969)
Android XML<color name="color_c23bf7">#C23BF7</color>
SVG fillfill="#C23BF7"

More Purple Colors

#C23BF7 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C23BF7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C23BF7?

#C23BF7 is a light purple — rgb(194, 59, 247) in RGB and hsl(283, 92%, 60%) 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 8.17.

What is the RGB value of #C23BF7?

#C23BF7 is rgb(194, 59, 247) — red 194, green 59, and blue 247 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C23BF7?

#C23BF7 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 76%, 0%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C23BF7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C23BF7 scores 3.99:1 against white and 5.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C23BF7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C23BF7 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 14.24, which is visibly different.

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