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#c491df

a light, vivid violet · warm · closest name: plum

RGB
196, 145, 223
HSL
279°, 55%, 72%
CMYK
12, 35, 0, 13
Luminance
0.3731

Every format

HEX#c491df
RGBrgb(196, 145, 223)
HSLhsl(279, 55%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 35%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(67.5 33.2 -32.3)
LCHlch(67.5 46.3 315.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.733 0.122 313.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c491df;
background-color: #c491df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c491df] bg-[#c491df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c491df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.769, green: 0.569, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c491df")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c491df on white: 2.48:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c491df on black: 8.46:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red76.9%
Green56.9%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan12.1%
Magenta35.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#c491df text on a black background

contrast 8.46:1

Card sample

#c491df text on a white background

contrast 2.48:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c491df;
Background color
Panel with #c491df background
background-color: #c491df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c491df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(196, 145, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(196, 145, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c491df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c491df, #DF91C6);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c491df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #c491df in the Color Lab