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#C35DEE Color

#C35DEE is rgb(195, 93, 238) in RGB, hsl(282, 81%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 61%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C35DEE
HEX#C35DEE
RGBrgb(195, 93, 238)
HSLhsl(282, 81%, 65%)
HSVhsv(282, 61%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 61%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.221 314.5)
LABlab(57.24% 57.96 -56.40)
LCHlch(57.24% 80.87 315.78)

What #C35DEE 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 #C35DEE, 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.

#C35DEE Channel Values

How #C35DEE 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 93 · B 2388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 81% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 61% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.43:1 vs white · 6.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C35DEE 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 text3.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C35DEE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C35DEE; 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 #C35DEE

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 #C35DEE.

How #C35DEE 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#C35DEE
Protanopia#7777EE
Protanomaly#9B6DEE
Deuteranopia#8A8AED
Deuteranomaly#A47AED
Tritanopia#B37D7D
Tritanomaly#BA71B5
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C35DEE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c35dee: #C35DEE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C35DEE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c35dee': '#C35DEE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.765, green: 0.365, blue: 0.933)
Android XML<color name="color_c35dee">#C35DEE</color>
SVG fillfill="#C35DEE"

More Purple Colors

#C35DEE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C35DEE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C35DEE?

#C35DEE is a light purple — rgb(195, 93, 238) in RGB and hsl(282, 81%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope (#DF73FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.27.

What is the RGB value of #C35DEE?

#C35DEE is rgb(195, 93, 238) — red 195, green 93, and blue 238 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C35DEE?

#C35DEE converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 61%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C35DEE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C35DEE scores 3.43:1 against white and 6.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C35DEE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C35DEE 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 10.18, which is visibly different.

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