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#C95EED Color

#C95EED is rgb(201, 94, 237) in RGB, hsl(285, 80%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 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 7.68. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C95EED
HEX#C95EED
RGBrgb(201, 94, 237)
HSLhsl(285, 80%, 65%)
HSVhsv(285, 60%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 60%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(67% 0.221 316.7)
LABlab(58.18% 58.95 -54.29)
LCHlch(58.18% 80.14 317.36)

What #C95EED 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 #C95EED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 7.68Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 9.24Steel Pink#CC33CCΔE 15.93Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 16.32Dark Orchid#9932CCΔE 16.65Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 16.86

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

#C95EED Channel Values

How #C95EED 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 201 · G 94 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 285° · S 80% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 285° · S 60% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 60% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.33:1 vs white · 6.31:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C95EED 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 text3.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C95EED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C95EED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C95EED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C95EED
Complementary
#82ED5E
Analogous
#825EED
Analogous
#ED5EC9
Triadic
#EDC95E
Triadic
#5EEDC9
Split comp.
#C9ED5E
Split comp.
#5EED82

Tints & Shades of #C95EED

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

#D175F0
#D788F2
#DF9FF4
#E7B6F7
#EECDF9
#F4DFFB

Shades

#BC35E9
#AB18DC
#8B14B3
#6B0F8A
#4B0B60
#2E073C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C95EED.

How #C95EED 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#C95EED
Protanopia#7979ED
Protanomaly#9F6FED
Deuteranopia#8D8DEB
Deuteranomaly#A97DEC
Tritanopia#BA7D7D
Tritanomaly#C072B5
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C95EED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c95eed: #C95EED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C95EED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c95eed': '#C95EED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.369, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_c95eed">#C95EED</color>
SVG fillfill="#C95EED"

More Purple Colors

#C95EED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C95EED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C95EED?

#C95EED is a light purple — rgb(201, 94, 237) in RGB and hsl(285, 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 7.68.

What is the RGB value of #C95EED?

#C95EED is rgb(201, 94, 237) — red 201, green 94, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C95EED?

#C95EED converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 60%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C95EED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C95EED scores 3.33:1 against white and 6.31:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C95EED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C95EED 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 9.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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