Plum (Purple)

#C59DCD

RGB: 197, 157, 205

Color OverviewHEX #C59DCD

#C59DCD Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #C59DCD is composed of 77% red, 62% green, and 80% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 290°, saturation of 32%, and lightness of 71%.

HEX

#C59DCD

RGB

197, 157, 205

HSL

290°, 32%, 71%

HSV

290°, 23%, 80%

CMYK

4%, 23%, 0%, 20%

Name Match

Plum

Closest Standard

Shades of #C59DCD (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #C59DCD (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #C59DCD (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #C59DCD

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #C59DCD Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.31 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #C59DCD Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):9.08 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #C59DCD;
}

.element {
  color: #C59DCD;
  background-color: #C59DCD;
  border-color: #C59DCD;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#C59DCD] text-[#C59DCD] border-[#C59DCD]">
  Content styled with #C59DCD
</div>