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#C488EF closest to Fake Love

#C488EF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Fake Love. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 53.3% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(196, 136, 239)). Its HSL value is 275° hue, 76% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #C488EF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.12:1.

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Variations of #C488EF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C488EF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C488EF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C488EF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 78% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #81A2EC
  • Protanopia 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #719EF3
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8E99F1
  • Deuteranopia 78% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #81A2EC
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #999AED
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BF98B0
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C38FD5
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A1A1A1
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AB9BB9

#C488EF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.59:1 Very poor#C488EF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.12:1 Very good#C488EF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C488EF in CSS

/* Fake Love */
.color { color: #C488EF; }
.background { background-color: #C488EF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C488EF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(196 136 239);
color: hsl(275 76% 74%);
color: oklch(0.725 0.156 309.8);

#C488EF FAQ

What color is #C488EF?

#C488EF is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Fake Love. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C488EF?

#C488EF is rgb(196, 136, 239) in RGB, hsl(275, 76%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 43%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C488EF?

The complementary color of #C488EF is #B3EF88, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C488EF?

Black text has the best contrast on #C488EF: 8.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C488EF a warm or cool color?

#C488EF is a cool color.