Palettes / Colors / #C490EA

#C490EA — Light Purple

#C490EA 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 #C490EA 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.

#C490EA 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 #B5EA90; it also sits naturally between #9790EA and #EA90E2. 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 56% · Blue 92%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C490EA

.text { color: #C490EA; }
.background { background-color: #C490EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C490EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 144, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(275, 68%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C490EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 144, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C490EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 144, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C490EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C490EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C490EA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B5EA90:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C490EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C490EA

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 #C490EA 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 #C490EA 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 #C490EA?

#C490EA is Light Purple, a purple color (RGB 196, 144, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C490EA?

#C490EA is RGB 196, 144, 234 — HSL 275°, 68%, 74% — CMYK 16%, 38%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #C490EA?

Its complement is #B5EA90; analogous partners are #9790EA and #EA90E2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C490EA for text?

Black text on #C490EA has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.46:1.