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#C30FEB Color

#C30FEB is rgb(195, 15, 235) in RGB, hsl(289, 88%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 94%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C30FEB
HEX#C30FEB
RGBrgb(195, 15, 235)
HSLhsl(289, 88%, 49%)
HSVhsv(289, 94%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 94%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(60.3% 0.287 318.2)
LABlab(48.91% 79.80 -68.07)
LCHlch(48.91% 104.89 319.54)

What #C30FEB 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 #C30FEB, 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.

#C30FEB Channel Values

How #C30FEB 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 195 · G 15 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 289° · S 88% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 289° · S 94% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.58:1 vs white · 4.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C30FEB 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.

TextWhite text4.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C30FEB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C30FEB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C30FEB; 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 #C30FEB

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 #C30FEB.

How #C30FEB 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#C30FEB
Protanopia#5858EB
Protanomaly#8F45EB
Deuteranopia#7777E9
Deuteranomaly#9B5EEA
Tritanopia#B15D5D
Tritanomaly#B949A9
Achromatopsia#757575

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C30FEB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c30feb: #C30FEB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C30FEB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c30feb': '#C30FEB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.059, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_c30feb">#C30FEB</color>
SVG fillfill="#C30FEB"

More Purple Colors

#C30FEB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C30FEB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C30FEB?

#C30FEB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(195, 15, 235) in RGB and hsl(289, 88%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.61.

What is the RGB value of #C30FEB?

#C30FEB is rgb(195, 15, 235) — red 195, green 15, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C30FEB?

#C30FEB converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 94%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C30FEB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C30FEB scores 4.58:1 against white and 4.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C30FEB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C30FEB 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 14.15, which is visibly different.

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