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#C97EDE closest to Fake Love

#C97EDE is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Fake Love. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 49.4% green and 87.1% blue (rgb(201, 126, 222)). Its HSL value is 287° hue, 59% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #C97EDE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.52:1.

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Variations of #C97EDE

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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#C97EDE 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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#C97EDE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C97EDE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 75% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #839DDB
  • Protanopia 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6F96E1
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8F91E0
  • Deuteranopia 75% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #839DDB
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9C94DC
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C98BA4
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CA83C6
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9B9B9B
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A894AF

#C97EDE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.79:1 Very poor#C97EDE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.52:1 Very good#C97EDE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C97EDE in CSS

/* Fake Love */
.color { color: #C97EDE; }
.background { background-color: #C97EDE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C97EDE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(201 126 222);
color: hsl(287 59% 68%);
color: oklch(0.707 0.156 318.6);

#C97EDE FAQ

What color is #C97EDE?

#C97EDE is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Fake Love. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C97EDE?

#C97EDE is rgb(201, 126, 222) in RGB, hsl(287, 59%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 43%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C97EDE?

The complementary color of #C97EDE is #93DE7E, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C97EDE?

Black text has the best contrast on #C97EDE: 7.52:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C97EDE a warm or cool color?

#C97EDE is a cool color.