HEX Color #7C2C57 (Palevioletred)

About #7C2C57

Visually, #7C2C57 is defined as a moderate magenta. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Palevioletred. In the RGB color space, it consists of 124 red, 44 green, and 87 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 65% M, 30% Y, and 51% K. The HSL representation is 327.8° hue, 47.6% saturation, and 32.9% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#7C2C57

RGB124, 44, 87

HSL327.8°, 47.6%, 32.9%

CMYK0%, 65%, 30%, 51%

HSV327.8°, 64.5%, 48.6%

LAB31.3, 39.3, -7.9

XYZ10.9, 6.8, 9.7

Decimal8137815

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#7C2C57 #2C7B51

Analogous

#792C7B #7B2C2E

Triadic

#567B2C #2C567B

Tetradic

#7B792C #2C7B51 #2C2E7B

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#7C2C57

#8A4369

#995A7C

#A7728F

#B689A1

#C4A1B4

#D3B8C7

#E1D0D9

#F0E7EC

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#7C2C57

#6E274D

#602243

#521D3A

#441830

#371326

#290E1D

#1B0913

#0D0409

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.92:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.35:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

8.52:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

2.00:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #7C2C57; }

.text-color { color: #7C2C57; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #7C2C57; }

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