Recognised as Colour

#C488EB

#C488EB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C488EB is a violet with RGB values 196, 136, 235 and HSL 276°, 71%, 73%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#C488EB

RGBrgb(196, 136, 235)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5333, 0.9216

RGB percentages76.9%, 53.3%, 92.2%

HSLhsl(276.4, 71.2%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(276.4, 42.1%, 92.2%)

CMYK16.6%, 42.1%, 0%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,880,107

CSS custom property--colour: #C488EB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35342WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.07:1

Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C

Inverted#3B7714

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#739DEFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#83A2E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original

Tritanopia#C097AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.7 Orchid · ΔE 16.5 Violet · ΔE 16.7 Plum · ΔE 22.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 23 Slate blue · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.65, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AFEB88

Analogous#9388EB, #EB88E0

Triadic#EBC488, #88EBC4

Split complementary#E0EB88, #88EB93

Tetradic#EB9388, #AFEB88, #88E0EB

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EFDFFA

Lighter +10%#DAB4F2

Darker −10%#AE5CE4

Darker −20%#9931DC

Darker −30%#7D1FBB

Darker −40%#60188F

More saturated +25%#C877FC

Less saturated −25%#C099DA

Channel breakdown

R196

G136

B235

Red196 (76.9%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue235 (92.2%)

Hue276.36°

Saturation (HSL)71.22%

Lightness72.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C4 · G 88 · B EB

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