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#C170FE closest to Illicit Purple

#C170FE is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 43.9% green and 99.6% blue (rgb(193, 112, 254)). Its HSL value is 274° hue, 99% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 24% cyan, 56% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #C170FE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.02:1.

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Variations of #C170FE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C170FE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C170FE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C170FE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 69% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5D96FB
  • Protanopia 65% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3E92FF
  • Protanomaly 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #758BFF
  • Deuteranopia 69% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5D96FB
  • Deuteranomaly 79% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #868BFC
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B88AAD
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BF7CDE
  • Achromatopsia 58% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #959595
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A28DB7

#C170FE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.99:1 Very poor#C170FE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.02:1 Very good#C170FE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C170FE in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #C170FE; }
.background { background-color: #C170FE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C170FE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(193 112 254);
color: hsl(274 99% 72%);
color: oklch(0.694 0.210 308.2);

#C170FE FAQ

What color is #C170FE?

#C170FE is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C170FE?

#C170FE is rgb(193, 112, 254) in RGB, hsl(274, 99%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(24%, 56%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C170FE?

The complementary color of #C170FE is #ADFE70, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C170FE?

Black text has the best contrast on #C170FE: 7.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C170FE a warm or cool color?

#C170FE is a cool color.