Recognised as Colour
#C490DA
- #C490DA
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C490DA is a violet with RGB values 196, 144, 218 and HSL 282°, 50%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C490DA#C490DA
HEX#C490DA
RGBrgb(196, 144, 218)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5647, 0.8549
RGB percentages76.9%, 56.5%, 85.5%
HSLhsl(282.2, 50%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(282.2, 33.9%, 85.5%)
CMYK10.1%, 33.9%, 0%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,882,138
CSS custom property--colour: #C490DA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36744WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#3B6F25
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6DA90
Analogous#9F90DA, #DA90CB
Triadic#DAC490, #90DAC4
Split complementary#CBDA90, #90DA9F
Tetradic#DA9F90, #A6DA90, #90CBDA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G144
B218
Red196 (76.9%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue218 (85.5%)
Hue282.16°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 90 · B DA
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