Recognised as Colour
#C388E0
- #C388E0
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C388E0 is a violet with RGB values 195, 136, 224 and HSL 280°, 59%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C388E0#C388E0
HEX#C388E0
RGBrgb(195, 136, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.7647, 0.5333, 0.8784
RGB percentages76.5%, 53.3%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(280.2, 58.7%, 70.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(280.2, 39.3%, 87.8%)
CMYK12.9%, 39.3%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,814,560
CSS custom property--colour: #C388E0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34592WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.92:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#3C771F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A5E088
Analogous#9788E0, #E088D1
Triadic#E0C388, #88E0C3
Split complementary#D1E088, #88E097
Tetradic#E09788, #A5E088, #88D1E0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R195
G136
B224
Red195 (76.5%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue280.23°
Saturation (HSL)58.67%
Lightness70.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C3 · G 88 · B E0
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