Colour

#C488FF

#C488FF
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium purple

#C488FF is a violet with RGB values 196, 136, 255 and HSL 270°, 100%, 77%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium purple.

Colour values

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HEX#C488FF

RGBrgb(196, 136, 255)

RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5333, 1

RGB percentages76.9%, 53.3%, 100%

HSLhsl(270.3, 100%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(270.3, 46.7%, 100%)

CMYK23.1%, 46.7%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,880,127

CSS custom property--colour: #C488FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness172.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.31:1

Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#3B7700

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#68A1FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#78A3FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 35.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BB9CB8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium purple · ΔE 14.6 Violet · ΔE 18.2 Medium orchid · ΔE 19.6 Orchid · ΔE 19.7 Medium slateblue · ΔE 21.2 Slate blue · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium purple (#9370DB)ΔE 14.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#C3FF88

Analogous#8988FF, #FF88FE

Triadic#FFC488, #88FFC4

Split complementary#FEFF88, #88FF89

Tetradic#FF8988, #C3FF88, #88FEFF

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F7EEFF

Lighter +10%#DDBBFF

Darker −10%#AB55FF

Darker −20%#9122FF

Darker −30%#7800EE

Darker −40%#5E00BB

More saturated +25%#C488FF

Less saturated −25%#C497F0

Channel breakdown

R196

G136

B255

Red196 (76.9%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue255 (100%)

Hue270.25°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C4 · G 88 · B FF

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