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#c499ff

a light, electric violet · warm · closest name: violet

RGB
196, 153, 255
HSL
265°, 100%, 80%
CMYK
23, 40, 0, 0
Luminance
0.4174

Every format

HEX#c499ff
RGBrgb(196, 153, 255)
HSLhsl(265, 100%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 40%, 0%, 0%)
LABlab(70.7 35.8 -44.9)
LCHlch(70.7 57.4 308.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.762 0.148 302.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c499ff;
background-color: #c499ff;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c499ff] bg-[#c499ff]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c499ff;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.769, green: 0.600, blue: 1.000)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c499ff")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c499ff on white: 2.25:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c499ff on black: 9.35:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red76.9%
Green60.0%
Blue100.0%

CMYK percentages

Cyan23.1%
Magenta40.0%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#c499ff text on a black background

contrast 9.35:1

Card sample

#c499ff text on a white background

contrast 2.25:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c499ff;
Background color
Panel with #c499ff background
background-color: #c499ff;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c499ff;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(196, 153, 255, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(196, 153, 255, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c499ff;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c499ff, #FF99F6);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c499ff

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #c499ff in the Color Lab