#C50F5F

A medium, vivid magenta closely aligning with Mediumvioletred.

About #C50F5F

The hex code #C50F5F represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. Designers often compare it to the standard color Mediumvioletred. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(197, 15, 95).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 92% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C50F5F
RGB197, 15, 95
HSL333.6°, 85.8%, 41.6%
CMYK0%, 92%, 52%, 23%
HSV333.6°, 92.4%, 77.3%
LAB42.8, 67.9, 5.5
XYZ25.3, 13.0, 12.0
Decimal12914527

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.82:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.61:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.56:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.07:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C50F5F; }
.text-color { color: #C50F5F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C50F5F; }

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