Colour

#C487D4

#C487D4
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Plum

#C487D4 is a violet with RGB values 196, 135, 212 and HSL 288°, 47%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

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HEX#C487D4

RGBrgb(196, 135, 212)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5294, 0.8314

RGB percentages76.9%, 52.9%, 83.1%

HSLhsl(287.5, 47.2%, 68%)

HSV / HSBhsv(287.5, 36.3%, 83.1%)

CMYK7.5%, 36.3%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,879,828

CSS custom property--colour: #C487D4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.33817WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.76:1

Contrast with white2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#3B782B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D99D7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#8C9FD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original

Tritanopia#C590A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 12.6 Orchid · ΔE 19.4 Violet · ΔE 21.5 Medium purple · ΔE 22 Medium orchid · ΔE 30.5 Pale violetred · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 12.59, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#97D487

Analogous#9E87D4, #D487BE

Triadic#D4C487, #87D4C4

Split complementary#BED487, #87D49E

Tetradic#D49E87, #97D487, #87BED4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF8FC

Lighter +20%#E9D2EF

Lighter +10%#D6ADE1

Darker −10%#B261C7

Darker −20%#9C41B4

Darker −30%#7C338F

Darker −40%#5B2669

More saturated +25%#D073E8

Less saturated −25%#B89BC0

Channel breakdown

R196

G135

B212

Red196 (76.9%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue212 (83.1%)

Hue287.53°

Saturation (HSL)47.24%

Lightness68.04%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C4 · G 87 · B D4

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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