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#C963E9 Color

#C963E9 is rgb(201, 99, 233) in RGB, hsl(286, 75%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 58%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C963E9
HEX#C963E9
RGBrgb(201, 99, 233)
HSLhsl(286, 75%, 65%)
HSVhsv(286, 58%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 58%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(67.4% 0.21 317.4)
LABlab(58.86% 56.13 -50.99)
LCHlch(58.86% 75.83 317.75)

What #C963E9 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 #C963E9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Orchid#BA55D3ΔE 6.63Heliotrope#DF73FFΔE 7.15Rich Lilac#B666D2ΔE 13.49Deep Fuchsia#C154C1ΔE 15.08Pink Flamingo#FC74FDΔE 15.62Shocking Pink (Crayola)#FF6FFFΔE 17.03

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

#C963E9 Channel Values

How #C963E9 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 99 · B 2338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 286° · S 75% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 286° · S 58% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 58% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.26:1 vs white · 6.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C963E9 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 text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C963E9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C963E9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C963E9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C963E9
Complementary
#82E963
Analogous
#8763E9
Analogous
#E963C5
Triadic
#E9C963
Triadic
#63E9C9
Split comp.
#C5E963
Split comp.
#63E987

Tints & Shades of #C963E9

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

#D179EC
#D78BEE
#DFA1F2
#E7B8F5
#EECEF8
#F4E0FB

Shades

#BC3BE3
#AB1FD6
#8B19AE
#6B1386
#4B0D5E
#2E083A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C963E9.

How #C963E9 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#C963E9
Protanopia#7C7CE9
Protanomaly#A173E9
Deuteranopia#8F8FE7
Deuteranomaly#AA80E8
Tritanopia#BB7F7F
Tritanomaly#C175B3
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C963E9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-c963e9: #C963E9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C963E9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c963e9': '#C963E9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.388, blue: 0.914)
Android XML<color name="color_c963e9">#C963E9</color>
SVG fillfill="#C963E9"

More Purple Colors

#C963E9 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#C963E9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C963E9?

#C963E9 is a light purple — rgb(201, 99, 233) in RGB and hsl(286, 75%, 65%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Orchid (#BA55D3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.63.

What is the RGB value of #C963E9?

#C963E9 is rgb(201, 99, 233) — red 201, green 99, and blue 233 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C963E9?

#C963E9 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 58%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C963E9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C963E9 scores 3.26:1 against white and 6.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C963E9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C963E9 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 6.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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