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#C84BF1 Color

#C84BF1 is rgb(200, 75, 241) in RGB, hsl(285, 86%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 69%, 0%, 5%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), visibly different at ΔE 14.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C84BF1
HEX#C84BF1
RGBrgb(200, 75, 241)
HSLhsl(285, 86%, 62%)
HSVhsv(285, 69%, 95%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 69%, 0%, 5%)
OKLCHoklch(65% 0.248 316.5)
LABlab(55.31% 67.03 -61.11)
LCHlch(55.31% 90.71 317.65)

What #C84BF1 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 #C84BF1, 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.

#C84BF1 Channel Values

How #C84BF1 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 200 · G 75 · B 2418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 86% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 69% · V 95%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 5%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.66:1 vs white · 5.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C84BF1 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 text3.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C84BF1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C84BF1; 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 #C84BF1

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 #C84BF1.

How #C84BF1 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#C84BF1
Protanopia#6E6EF1
Protanomaly#9A62F1
Deuteranopia#8686EF
Deuteranomaly#A573F0
Tritanopia#B77373
Tritanomaly#BE66B4
Achromatopsia#868686

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C84BF1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c84bf1: #C84BF1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C84BF1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c84bf1': '#C84BF1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.784, green: 0.294, blue: 0.945)
Android XML<color name="color_c84bf1">#C84BF1</color>
SVG fillfill="#C84BF1"

More Purple Colors

#C84BF1 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#C84BF1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C84BF1?

#C84BF1 is a light purple — rgb(200, 75, 241) in RGB and hsl(285, 86%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Orchid (#9932CC), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 14.37.

What is the RGB value of #C84BF1?

#C84BF1 is rgb(200, 75, 241) — red 200, green 75, and blue 241 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C84BF1?

#C84BF1 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 69%, 0%, 5%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C84BF1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C84BF1 scores 3.66:1 against white and 5.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C84BF1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C84BF1 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 14.37, which is visibly different.

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