Palettes / Colors / #C488EC

#C488EC — Light Purple

#C488EC is a purple color we call Light Purple, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #C488EC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#C488EC is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B0EC89; it also sits naturally between #9289EC and #EC89E2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 77% · Green 53% · Blue 93%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #C488EC

.text { color: #C488EC; }
.background { background-color: #C488EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C488EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 136, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(276, 72%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C488EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 136, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C488EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 136, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C488EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C488EC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0EC89:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C488EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C488EC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #C488EC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C488EC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #C488EC?

#C488EC is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 196, 136, 236). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C488EC?

#C488EC is RGB 196, 136, 236 — HSL 276°, 72%, 73% — CMYK 17%, 42%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #C488EC?

Its complement is #B0EC89; analogous partners are #9289EC and #EC89E2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C488EC for text?

Black text on #C488EC has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.60:1.