Colour
#C488DD
- #C488DD
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C488DD is a violet with RGB values 196, 136, 221 and HSL 282°, 56%, 70%. 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
#C488DD#C488DD
HEX#C488DD
RGBrgb(196, 136, 221)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5333, 0.8667
RGB percentages76.9%, 53.3%, 86.7%
HSLhsl(282.4, 55.6%, 70%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.4, 38.5%, 86.7%)
CMYK11.3%, 38.5%, 0%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,880,093
CSS custom property--colour: #C488DD;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.91:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#3B7722
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 text7.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A1DD88
Analogous#9A88DD, #DD88CB
Triadic#DDC488, #88DDC4
Split complementary#CBDD88, #88DD9A
Tetradic#DD9A88, #A1DD88, #88CBDD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G136
B221
Red196 (76.9%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue221 (86.7%)
Hue282.35°
Saturation (HSL)55.56%
Lightness70%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 88 · B DD
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