#c455b3 Color Information

#c455b3 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #c455b3. In RGB, it consists of 76.9% Red, 33.3% Green, and 70.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 56.6% Magenta, 8.7% Yellow, and 23.1% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 309.2°, with saturation of 48.5% and lightness of 55.1%. The decimal value for #c455b3 is 12866995, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc66cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #c455b3 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#c455b3 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color196, 85, 179 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color76.9%, 33.3%, 70.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.231, 0.667, 0.298 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.566, 0.087, 0.231 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color309.2°, 48.5%, 55.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color309.2°, 56.6%, 76.9% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color34.150, 21.487, 44.995 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color196, 85, 179 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12866995 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color53.479, 55.980, -29.179 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)53.479, 63.128, 332.470 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color53.479, 55.698, -52.025 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color46.355, 50.383, -25.103 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.339, 0.214, 21.487 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291057075 / 0xffc455b3 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc66cc Copy
Last Updated: May 5, 2025

Shades of #c455b3

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #c455b3, its pure hue is 309.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 48.5%, and its lightness is 55.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #c455b3, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #190b16 to #ac4a9d.

Tints of #c455b3

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #c455b3, its pure hue is 309.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 48.5%, and its lightness is 55.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #c455b3, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #cb6abd to #f8eaf6.

Tones of #c455b3

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #c455b3, its pure hue is 309.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 48.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #c455b3, which range from #8d8d8d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff1adc (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #c455b3

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #c455b3! For #c455b3, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #c455b3. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #c455b3

This color, #c455b3, consists of 76.9% Red, 33.3% Green, and 70.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 196, Green = 85, Blue = 179. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #c455b3 is 0% Cyan, 56.6% Magenta, 8.7% Yellow, and 23.1% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R76.9%
C0.0%
G33.3%
M56.6%
B70.2%
Y8.7%
K23.1%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 196 85 179
Octal 304 125 263
Hexa #c4 #55 #b3
Binary 11000100 01010101 10110011
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 56 8 23
Octal 0 70 10 27
Hexa #00 #38 #08 #17
Binary 00000000 00111000 00001000 00010111

Analogous Colors of #c455b3

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #c455b3 — which has hue 309.2° — its analogous colors are located at 279.2° and 339.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c455b3.

Triadic Colors of #c455b3

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #c455b3 — which has hue 309.2° — its triadic colors are located at 69.2° and 309.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c455b3.

Complementary Color of #c455b3

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #c455b3 — which has hue 309.2° — its complementary color is located at 129.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c455b3.

Split Complementary Colors of #c455b3

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #c455b3 — which has hue 309.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 99.2° and 309.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c455b3.

Tetradic Colors of #c455b3

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #c455b3 — which has hue 309.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 219.2°, 309.2°, 39.2°, and 129.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c455b3.

Monochromatic Colors of #c455b3

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #c455b3, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #673f61 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ef9ce3 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #c455b3

We want to make getting started with #c455b3 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #c455b3 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #c455b3 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #c455b3 with other HTML elements.

#c455b3 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #c455b3.
<span style="color: #c455b3;">The color of this text is #c455b3.</span>

#c455b3 Background Color

The background color for this text is #c455b3.
<div style="background-color: #c455b3; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #c455b3.</div>

#c455b3 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #c455b3.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #c455b3;">This color for the shadow of this text is #c455b3.</span>

#c455b3 Border Color

This is a div with border color #c455b3.
<div style="border: #c455b3 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #c455b3.</div>

#c455b3 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #c455b3 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c455b3; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c455b3 on a white background.</div></div>

#c455b3 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #c455b3 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c455b3; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c455b3 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #c455b3 to White

This is a gradient from #c455b3 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c455b3,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c455b3,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c455b3,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c455b3,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c455b3 to white.</div>

Gradient from #c455b3 to Black

This is a gradient from #c455b3 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c455b3,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c455b3,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c455b3,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c455b3,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c455b3 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #c455b3

In addition to using #c455b3 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #c455b3 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #c455b3, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 196, Green = 85, Blue = 179). If you need details about the color coordinates of #c455b3 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #c455b3
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(196, 85, 179)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #c455b3; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #c455b3; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #c455b3; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(196, 85, 179);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#c455b3")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:196, green:85, blue:179, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:196 green:85 blue:179 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(196f, 85f, 179f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(196, 85, 179);
 

#c455b3 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #c455b3 the same way. For those with color blindness, #c455b3 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #c455b3 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #c455b3 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #c455b3 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #c455b3 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #c455b3 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 4.0:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #c455b3 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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