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#C271E5 Color

#C271E5 is rgb(194, 113, 229) in RGB, hsl(282, 69%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 51%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rich Lilac (#B666D2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C271E5
HEX#C271E5
RGBrgb(194, 113, 229)
HSLhsl(282, 69%, 67%)
HSVhsv(282, 51%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 51%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(68.3% 0.182 314.8)
LABlab(60.42% 46.88 -46.39)
LCHlch(60.42% 65.95 315.30)

What #C271E5 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 #C271E5, 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.

#C271E5 Channel Values

How #C271E5 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 113 · B 2298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 69% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 51% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.09:1 vs white · 6.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C271E5 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 text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C271E5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C271E5; 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 #C271E5

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 #C271E5.

How #C271E5 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#C271E5
Protanopia#8484E5
Protanomaly#A07DE5
Deuteranopia#9292E4
Deuteranomaly#A886E4
Tritanopia#B58787
Tritanomaly#BA7FB5
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C271E5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c271e5: #C271E5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C271E5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c271e5': '#C271E5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.761, green: 0.443, blue: 0.898)
Android XML<color name="color_c271e5">#C271E5</color>
SVG fillfill="#C271E5"

More Purple Colors

#C271E5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C271E5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C271E5?

#C271E5 is a light purple — rgb(194, 113, 229) in RGB and hsl(282, 69%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rich Lilac (#B666D2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.8.

What is the RGB value of #C271E5?

#C271E5 is rgb(194, 113, 229) — red 194, green 113, and blue 229 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C271E5?

#C271E5 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 51%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C271E5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C271E5 scores 3.09:1 against white and 6.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C271E5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C271E5 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 10.83, which is visibly different.

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