#c487ec

Color #c487ec

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 14.26 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#c487ec

RGB

rgb(196, 135, 236)

HSL

hsl(276.2, 72.7%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.2, 42.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.9%, 42.8%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(65.84, 41.4, -42.08)

LCH

lch(65.84, 59.03, 314.53)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.1544, 310.85)

HWB

hwb(276.2, 52.9%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afec87

Analogous

#9187ec

#c487ec

#ec87e2

Triadic

#c487ec

#ecc487

#87ecc4

Split-complementary

#c487ec

#e2ec87

#87ec91

Tetradic

#c487ec

#ec87af

#afec87

#87ecc4

Square

#c487ec

#ec9187

#afec87

#87e2ec

Shades

Color #c487ec mixed toward black.

#aa51e4

#8e22d5

#6b19a0

#47116b

#240835

Tints

Color #c487ec mixed toward white.

#ce9bef

#d8aff2

#e1c3f5

#ebd7f9

#f5ebfc

Tones

Color #c487ec mixed toward gray.

#c28fe4

#c098db

#bfa0d3

#bda9ca

#bbb1c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adacd9 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#b0b4d4 · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#c2c8c5 · ΔE 28.3

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 25.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c487ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c487ec]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#c487ec (#c487ec) is rgb(196, 135, 236) in RGB.

No, #c487ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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