Recognised as Colour
#C588EC
- #C588EC
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium purple
#C588EC is a violet with RGB values 197, 136, 236 and HSL 277°, 72%, 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
#C588EC#C588EC
HEX#C588EC
RGBrgb(197, 136, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.5333, 0.9255
RGB percentages77.3%, 53.3%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(276.6, 72.5%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(276.6, 42.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK16.5%, 42.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,945,644
CSS custom property--colour: #C588EC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35535WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#3A7713
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFEC88
Analogous#9388EC, #EC88E1
Triadic#ECC588, #88ECC5
Split complementary#E1EC88, #88EC93
Tetradic#EC9388, #AFEC88, #88E1EC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R197
G136
B236
Red197 (77.3%)
Green136 (53.3%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue276.6°
Saturation (HSL)72.46%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR C5 · G 88 · B EC
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