HEX Color #C50F8A (Mediumvioletred)

About #C50F8A

The precise color #C50F8A is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Mediumvioletred. Its digital footprint relies on 197 parts red, 15 parts green, and 138 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 30% yellow, and 23% black. The HSL representation is 319.5° hue, 85.8% saturation, and 41.6% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#C50F8A

RGB197, 15, 138

HSL319.5°, 85.8%, 41.6%

CMYK0%, 92%, 30%, 23%

HSV319.5°, 92.4%, 77.3%

LAB44.3, 71.9, -19.0

XYZ27.8, 14.0, 25.3

Decimal12914570

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#C50F8A #0EC549

Analogous

#A40EC5 #C50E2E

Triadic

#8AC50E #0E89C5

Tetradic

#C5A40E #0EC549 #0E2EC5

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#C50F8A

#CB2997

#D144A4

#D85FB1

#DE79BE

#E594CB

#EBAFD8

#F2C9E5

#F8E4F2

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#C50F8A

#AF0D7A

#990B6B

#830A5C

#6D084C

#57063D

#41052E

#2B031E

#15010F

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.51:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.81:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.27:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.24:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C50F8A; }

.text-color { color: #C50F8A; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #C50F8A; }

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