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#c494db

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

RGB
196, 148, 219
HSL
281°, 50%, 72%
CMYK
11, 32, 0, 14
Luminance
0.3803

Every format

HEX#c494db
RGBrgb(196, 148, 219)
HSLhsl(281, 50%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 32%, 0%, 14%)
LABlab(68.0 30.7 -29.3)
LCHlch(68.0 42.4 316.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.737 0.112 314.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c494db;
background-color: #c494db;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c494db] bg-[#c494db]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c494db;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.769, green: 0.580, blue: 0.859)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c494db")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c494db on white: 2.44:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c494db on black: 8.61:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red76.9%
Green58.0%
Blue85.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan10.5%
Magenta32.4%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)14.1%

Color previews

#c494db text on a black background

contrast 8.61:1

Card sample

#c494db text on a white background

contrast 2.44:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c494db;
Background color
Panel with #c494db background
background-color: #c494db;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c494db;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(196, 148, 219, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(196, 148, 219, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c494db;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c494db, #DB94C3);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c494db

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #c494db in the Color Lab