Information about #C480FF color

#C480FF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #C480FF is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(196, 128, 255) — 76.9% red, 50.2% green, 100% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 23 / 50 / 0 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A maximally vivid violet, #C480FF floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Light Purple (#BF77F6). Nearby in the Register you will also find Liliac (#C48EFD) and Easter Purple (#C071FE).

In RGB terms — rgb(196, 128, 255) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #C480FF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. #C480FF has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#C480FF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#C480FF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #C480FF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#C480FF
  • RGB196, 128, 255
  • CMYK23, 50, 0, 0
  • CSSrgb(196, 128, 255)
  • HSL272°, 100%, 75%
  • HSL Precise272.126°, 100%, 75.098%
  • HSV272°, 50%, 100%
  • HSB272°, 50%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.769, 0.502, 1.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.769, 0.502, 1.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.769, 0.502, 1.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB100%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDC480FF
  • DECIMAL ID12878079
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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