Recognised as Colour
#C492E6
- #C492E6
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C492E6 is a violet with RGB values 196, 146, 230 and HSL 276°, 63%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C492E6#C492E6
HEX#C492E6
RGBrgb(196, 146, 230)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5725, 0.902
RGB percentages76.9%, 57.3%, 90.2%
HSLhsl(275.7, 62.7%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(275.7, 36.5%, 90.2%)
CMYK14.8%, 36.5%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,882,662
CSS custom property--colour: #C492E6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38007WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.6:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#3B6D19
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B4E692
Analogous#9A92E6, #E692DE
Triadic#E6C492, #92E6C4
Split complementary#DEE692, #92E69A
Tetradic#E69A92, #B4E692, #92DEE6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G146
B230
Red196 (76.9%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue230 (90.2%)
Hue275.71°
Saturation (HSL)62.69%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 92 · B E6
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