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#C30FF5 Color

#C30FF5 is rgb(195, 15, 245) in RGB, hsl(287, 92%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 94%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Orchid (#CC00FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C30FF5
HEX#C30FF5
RGBrgb(195, 15, 245)
HSLhsl(287, 92%, 51%)
HSVhsv(287, 94%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 94%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(61% 0.294 316)
LABlab(49.52% 81.07 -72.70)
LCHlch(49.52% 108.89 318.11)

What #C30FF5 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 #C30FF5, 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.

#C30FF5 Channel Values

How #C30FF5 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 2458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 287° · S 92% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 287° · S 94% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.46:1 vs white · 4.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C30FF5 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 text4.46:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C30FF5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C30FF5; 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 #C30FF5

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C30FF5.

How #C30FF5 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#C30FF5
Protanopia#5858F5
Protanomaly#8F45F5
Deuteranopia#7777F3
Deuteranomaly#9B5EF4
Tritanopia#AF6161
Tritanomaly#B74DB0
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C30FF5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c30ff5: #C30FF5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C30FF5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c30ff5': '#C30FF5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.059, blue: 0.961)
Android XML<color name="color_c30ff5">#C30FF5</color>
SVG fillfill="#C30FF5"

More Purple Colors

#C30FF5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C30FF5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C30FF5?

#C30FF5 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(195, 15, 245) in RGB and hsl(287, 92%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Orchid (#CC00FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.02.

What is the RGB value of #C30FF5?

#C30FF5 is rgb(195, 15, 245) — red 195, green 15, and blue 245 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C30FF5?

#C30FF5 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 94%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C30FF5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C30FF5 scores 4.46:1 against white and 4.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C30FF5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C30FF5 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 15.18, which is visibly different.

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