#C94DFF Color

#C94DFF is rgb(201, 77, 255) in RGB, hsl(282, 100%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 70%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), visibly different at ΔE 13.27. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C94DFF

HEX#C94DFF

RGBrgb(201, 77, 255)

HSLhsl(282, 100%, 65%)

HSVhsv(282, 70%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(21%, 70%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.259 313.5)

LABlab(56.46% 68.57 -67.01)

LCHlch(56.46% 95.88 315.66)

What #C94DFF 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 #C94DFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Mulberry#B80CE3ΔE 13.27 Purple (X11)#A020F0ΔE 16.96 Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 17.37 Purple (Munsell)#9F00C5ΔE 17.7 Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 18.27 Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 18.54

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#C94DFF Channel Values

How #C94DFF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 201 · G 77 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 282° · S 100% · L 65%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 282° · S 70% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 21% · M 70% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.51:1 vs white · 5.99:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C94DFF 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 text3.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text5.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #C94DFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C94DFF; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #C94DFF

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

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How #C94DFF 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#C94DFF

Protanopia#7070FF

Protanomaly#9C64FF

Deuteranopia#8787FD

Deuteranomaly#A674FE

Tritanopia#B67979

Tritanomaly#BE6ABE

Achromatopsia#898989

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Using #C94DFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c94dff: #C94DFF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C94DFF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c94dff': '#C94DFF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.302, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_c94dff">#C94DFF</color>

SVG fillfill="#C94DFF"

More Purple Colors

#C94DFF sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

c9a0dc c488e2 cba1f2 c46dd9 cc00ff c27aff cc33ff bfa9ea cc66ff bf00ff cc81df bd65f0 d69ae5 e6d9f2 0e001a 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9

#C94DFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C94DFF?

#C94DFF is a light purple — rgb(201, 77, 255) in RGB and hsl(282, 100%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Mulberry (#B80CE3), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 13.27.

What is the RGB value of #C94DFF?

#C94DFF is rgb(201, 77, 255) — red 201, green 77, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C94DFF?

#C94DFF converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 70%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C94DFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C94DFF scores 3.51:1 against white and 5.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C94DFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C94DFF 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 17.37, which is visibly different.

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