#C500E2

A medium, vivid magenta closely aligning with Darkviolet.

About #C500E2

At its core, #C500E2 is a medium and vivid hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkviolet. In the RGB color space, it consists of 197 red, 0 green, and 226 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 13% cyan and 100% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C500E2
RGB197, 0, 226
HSL292.3°, 100.0%, 44.3%
CMYK13%, 100%, 0%, 11%
HSV292.3°, 100.0%, 88.6%
LAB48.7, 85.3, -63.8
XYZ36.8, 17.4, 73.4
Decimal12910818

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.70:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.47:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.49:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.80:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C500E2; }
.text-color { color: #C500E2; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C500E2; }

Similar Colors

Darkviolet
#9400D3