#c496e2

Color #c496e2

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.1 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#c496e2

RGB

rgb(196, 150, 226)

HSL

hsl(276.3, 56.7%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.3, 33.6%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.3%, 33.6%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(68.78, 31.06, -31.99)

LCH

lch(68.78, 44.59, 314.15)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.1172, 311.4)

HWB

hwb(276.3, 58.8%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4e296

Analogous

#9e96e2

#c496e2

#e296da

Triadic

#c496e2

#e2c496

#96e2c4

Split-complementary

#c496e2

#dae296

#96e29e

Tetradic

#c496e2

#e296b4

#b4e296

#96e2c4

Square

#c496e2

#e29e96

#b4e296

#96dae2

Shades

Color #c496e2 mixed toward black.

#a865d4

#8c36c4

#692993

#461b62

#230e31

Tints

Color #c496e2 mixed toward white.

#cea7e7

#d8b9ec

#e1caf0

#ebdcf5

#f5edfa

Tones

Color #c496e2 mixed toward gray.

#c39cdc

#c1a3d5

#c0a9cf

#bfafc9

#bdb6c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2d3 · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#b5b8cf · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#c2c6c3 · ΔE 25.8

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 23.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c496e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c496e2]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c496e2 (#c496e2) is rgb(196, 150, 226) in RGB.

No, #c496e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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