#C557FF

A light, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkorchid.

About #C557FF

When working with digital screens, the color #C557FF is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkorchid. Its digital footprint relies on 197 parts red, 87 parts green, and 255 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 23% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow, and 0% black. The HSL representation is 279.3° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 67.1% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C557FF
RGB197, 87, 255
HSL279.3°, 100.0%, 67.1%
CMYK23%, 66%, 0%, 0%
HSV279.3°, 65.9%, 100.0%
LAB57.9, 69.5, -65.1
XYZ44.5, 25.9, 97.3
Decimal12933119

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.40:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.18:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.25:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.25:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C557FF; }
.text-color { color: #C557FF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C557FF; }

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