#C433F9
Closest named color: Hot Purple (#CB00F5). oklch(63% 0.278 314.6), rgb(196, 51, 249).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.18:1).
About this color
#C433F9 is a medium-light, vivid purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.278 and its hue 315°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Hot Purple (#CB00F5), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.18:1.
| Hue family | Purples |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.278) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Hot Purple (#CB00F5) |
| Black text | 5.18:1 |
| White text | 4.04:1 |
Values
| HEX | #C433F9 |
| RGB | rgb(196, 51, 249) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 94%, 59%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.278 314.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #C433F9 | 4.04:1 | AA large text | Lc -71.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #C433F9 | 5.18:1 | AA | Lc 37.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #C433F9 text on white | 4.04:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #C433F9 text on black | 5.18:1 | AA | Lc -35.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#FAF2FE
oklch(97.1% 0.018 314.7)
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Step 100
100
#F4E3FD
oklch(93.7% 0.039 314.1)
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Step 200
200
#ECCBFC
oklch(88.5% 0.075 314.7)
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Step 300
300
#E1A5FD
oklch(80.9% 0.136 314.6)
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Step 400
400
#D16DFC
oklch(70.7% 0.217 314.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#C433F9
oklch(63% 0.278 314.6)
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Step 600
600
#AB00DE
oklch(55.6% 0.275 314.5)
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Step 700
700
#9000BC
oklch(49% 0.242 314.4)
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Step 800
800
#77009C
oklch(42.7% 0.211 314.4)
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Step 900
900
#630681
oklch(37.7% 0.181 314.7)
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Step 950
950
#3A0B4C
oklch(27% 0.115 314.4)
#C433F9 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #0077FE | 0.244 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #2182F5 | 0.242 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BF6498 | 0.179 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.280 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #C433F9
#C433F9
oklch(63% 0.278 314.6)
- #55A000
#55A000
oklch(63.2% 0.183 134.5)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #C433F9, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #C433F9.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Hot Purple #CB00F5 ΔE 0.031
- Neon Purple #BC13FE ΔE 0.032
- Bright Purple #BE03FD ΔE 0.034
- Electric Purple #AA23FF ΔE 0.057
- Purple Pink #D725DE ΔE 0.057
- Bright Violet #AD0AFD ΔE 0.058
- Heliotrope #D94FF5 ΔE 0.060
- Bright Lilac #C95EFB ΔE 0.065
Use #C433F9 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.