Colour
#C288EC
- #C288EC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#C288EC is a violet with RGB values 194, 136, 236 and HSL 275°, 72%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.
Colour values
#C288EC#C288EC
HEX#C288EC
RGBrgb(194, 136, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7608, 0.5333, 0.9255
RGB percentages76.1%, 53.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(274.8, 72.5%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(274.8, 42.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK17.8%, 42.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,749,036
CSS custom property--colour: #C288EC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.03:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#3D7713
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B2EC88
Analogous#9088EC, #EC88E4
Triadic#ECC288, #88ECC2
Split complementary#E4EC88, #88EC90
Tetradic#EC9088, #B2EC88, #88E4EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R194
G136
B236
Red194 (76.1%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue274.8°
Saturation (HSL)72.46%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C2 · G 88 · B EC
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