Recognised as Colour
#C496E2
- #C496E2
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Plum
#C496E2 is a violet with RGB values 196, 150, 226 and HSL 276°, 57%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.
Colour values
#C496E2#C496E2
HEX#C496E2
RGBrgb(196, 150, 226)
RGB (0–1)0.7686, 0.5882, 0.8863
RGB percentages76.9%, 58.8%, 88.6%
HSLhsl(276.3, 56.7%, 73.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.3, 33.6%, 88.6%)
CMYK13.3%, 33.6%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,883,682
CSS custom property--colour: #C496E2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39039WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.81:1
Contrast with white2.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#3B691D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#B4E296
Analogous#9E96E2, #E296DA
Triadic#E2C496, #96E2C4
Split complementary#DAE296, #96E29E
Tetradic#E29E96, #B4E296, #96DAE2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R196
G150
B226
Red196 (76.9%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue226 (88.6%)
Hue276.32°
Saturation (HSL)56.72%
Lightness73.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C4 · G 96 · B E2
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