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#C47DFD closest to Illicit Purple

#C47DFD is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 49.0% green and 99.2% blue (rgb(196, 125, 253)). Its HSL value is 273° hue, 97% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 23% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. #C47DFD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.70:1.

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Variations of #C47DFD

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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#C47DFD 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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#C47DFD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C47DFD 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 #6E9DFA
  • Protanopia 70% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #589AFF
  • Protanomaly 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8194FF
  • Deuteranopia 73% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6E9DFA
  • Deuteranomaly 82% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8F94FB
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BC93B2
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C387DF
  • Achromatopsia 62% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9D9D9D
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A895BB

#C47DFD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.73:1 Very poor#C47DFD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.70:1 Very good#C47DFD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C47DFD in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #C47DFD; }
.background { background-color: #C47DFD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C47DFD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(196 125 253);
color: hsl(273 97% 74%);
color: oklch(0.715 0.190 307.9);

#C47DFD FAQ

What color is #C47DFD?

#C47DFD 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 #C47DFD?

#C47DFD is rgb(196, 125, 253) in RGB, hsl(273, 97%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(23%, 51%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C47DFD?

The complementary color of #C47DFD is #B6FD7D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C47DFD?

Black text has the best contrast on #C47DFD: 7.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C47DFD a warm or cool color?

#C47DFD is a cool color.