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#C55EED Color

#C55EED is rgb(197, 94, 237) in RGB, hsl(283, 80%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 60%, 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 8.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C55EED
HEX#C55EED
RGBrgb(197, 94, 237)
HSLhsl(283, 80%, 65%)
HSVhsv(283, 60%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 60%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(66.5% 0.219 315.4)
LABlab(57.64% 57.89 -55.20)
LCHlch(57.64% 79.99 316.36)

What #C55EED 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 #C55EED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 8.44Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.3Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 15.92Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 16.77Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 16.97Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 17.37

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

#C55EED Channel Values

How #C55EED 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 197 · G 94 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 80% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 60% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.39:1 vs white · 6.2:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C55EED 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 text3.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C55EED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C55EED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C55EED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C55EED
Complementary
#87ED5E
Analogous
#7D5EED
Analogous
#ED5ECE
Triadic
#EDC55E
Triadic
#5EEDC5
Split comp.
#CEED5E
Split comp.
#5EED7D

Tints & Shades of #C55EED

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

#CD75F0
#D488F2
#DC9FF4
#E4B6F7
#EDCDF9
#F3DFFB

Shades

#B635E9
#A518DC
#8614B3
#670F8A
#480B60
#2D073C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C55EED.

How #C55EED 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#C55EED
Protanopia#7878ED
Protanomaly#9D6FED
Deuteranopia#8B8BEB
Deuteranomaly#A67CEC
Tritanopia#B57D7D
Tritanomaly#BC72B5
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C55EED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c55eed: #C55EED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C55EED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c55eed': '#C55EED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.773, green: 0.369, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_c55eed">#C55EED</color>
SVG fillfill="#C55EED"

More Purple Colors

#C55EED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C55EED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C55EED?

#C55EED is a light purple — rgb(197, 94, 237) in RGB and hsl(283, 80%, 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 8.44.

What is the RGB value of #C55EED?

#C55EED is rgb(197, 94, 237) — red 197, green 94, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C55EED?

#C55EED converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 60%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C55EED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C55EED scores 3.39:1 against white and 6.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C55EED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C55EED 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 9.3, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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