All About Color #C498DC

#C498DC

About #C498DC

#C498DC is a light purple color with the hex code #C498DC. In RGB it is red 196, green 152, blue 220; in HSL it is hue 279°, saturation 49%, lightness 73%; in CMYK it is 11%, 31%, 0%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 2.37:1 on white and 8.87:1 on black.

#C498DC Color Conversion

Hex tripletC4, 98, DC
CMYK10.91%, 30.91%, 0.00%, 13.73%
RGB Decimal196, 152, 220
HSL279°, 49%, 73%
RGB Octal304, 230, 334
HSV (HSB)278.82°, 30.91%, 86.27%
RGB Binary11000100, 10011000, 11011100
CIE-L*AB69.01, 28.71, -28.34
RGB Percent76.86%, 59.61%, 86.27%
CIE-L*CH69.01, 40.35, 315.37
XYZ46.91, 39.36, 72.83
CIE-L*UV69.01, 19.23, -48.81
xyY0.29, 0.25, 39.36
Hunter-Lab62.74, 23.68, -24.92
RYB76.86%, 59.61%, 86.27%

Color Accessibility Scores

#C498DC on a dark background: contrast 8.87:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#C498DC on a light background: contrast 2.37:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #C498DC, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #C498DC. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#C498DC · #EBDDF3 · #9D54C4 · #B0DC98 · #E5F3DD

Analogous palette

#98B0DC · #A398DC · #C498DC · #DC98D2 · #DC98B0

Triadic palette

#C498DC · #DCC498 · #98DCC4 · #EBDDF3 · #F3EBDD

Tetradic palette

#C498DC · #DCA398 · #B0DC98 · #98D2DC · #9D54C4

Monochromatic palette

#7E38A3 · #A45FC8 · #C498DC · #E5D1EF · #F4ECF8

Generate more palettes containing #C498DC · Browse all color names

Discover more color profiles with the Muzli extension

Experience design inspiration like never before with Muzli. Loved by 800k+ designers worldwide, Muzli is the leading go-to browser extension for creative professionals.

Install now and let the magic begin.

Get Muzli