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C377EE

#C377EE closest to Illicit Purple

#C377EE is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 46.7% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(195, 119, 238)). Its HSL value is 278° hue, 78% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #C377EE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.19:1.

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Variations of #C377EE

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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#C377EE 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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#C377EE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C377EE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 73% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #7199EB
  • Protanopia 70% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #5A93F2
  • Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #818DF0
  • Deuteranopia 73% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7199EB
  • Deuteranomaly 81% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #908FEC
  • Tritanopia 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BF8AA8
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C37FD2
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #979797
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A390B2

#C377EE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.92:1 Very poor#C377EE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.19:1 Very good#C377EE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C377EE in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #C377EE; }
.background { background-color: #C377EE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C377EE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(195 119 238);
color: hsl(278 78% 70%);
color: oklch(0.697 0.182 312.0);

#C377EE FAQ

What color is #C377EE?

#C377EE 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 #C377EE?

#C377EE is rgb(195, 119, 238) in RGB, hsl(278, 78%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 50%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C377EE?

The complementary color of #C377EE is #A2EE77, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C377EE?

Black text has the best contrast on #C377EE: 7.19:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C377EE a warm or cool color?

#C377EE is a cool color.