#c496dc

Color #c496dc

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 8.97 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c496dc

RGB

rgb(196, 150, 220)

HSL

hsl(279.4, 50%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.4, 31.8%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 31.8%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(68.55, 29.81, -29.05)

LCH

lch(68.55, 41.62, 315.74)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.1101, 313.67)

HWB

hwb(279.4, 58.8%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aedc96

Analogous

#a196dc

#c496dc

#dc96d1

Triadic

#c496dc

#dcc496

#96dcc4

Split-complementary

#c496dc

#d1dc96

#96dca1

Tetradic

#c496dc

#dc96ae

#aedc96

#96dcc4

Square

#c496dc

#dca196

#aedc96

#96d1dc

Shades

Color #c496dc mixed toward black.

#aa68cd

#8f3eb9

#6b2e8b

#471f5c

#240f2e

Tints

Color #c496dc mixed toward white.

#cea7e2

#d8b9e8

#e1caed

#ebdcf3

#f5edf9

Tones

Color #c496dc mixed toward gray.

#c29cd6

#c0a2d0

#bea7ca

#bdadc5

#bbb3bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2ce · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#b5b8ca · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#c2c2bf · ΔE 26.6

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 23

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c496dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c496dc]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#c496dc (#c496dc) is rgb(196, 150, 220) in RGB.

No, #c496dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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