HEX Color #C516C5 (Darkorchid)

About #C516C5

The precise color #C516C5 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkorchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 197, 22, and 197.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 89% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C516C5

RGB197, 22, 197

HSL300.0°, 79.9%, 42.9%

CMYK0%, 89%, 0%, 23%

HSV300.0°, 88.8%, 77.3%

LAB47.6, 78.7, -48.9

XYZ33.4, 16.5, 54.2

Decimal12916421

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#C516C5 #16C416

Analogous

#6D16C4 #C4166D

Triadic

#C4C416 #16C4C4

Tetradic

#C46D16 #16C416 #166DC4

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#C516C5

#CB2FCB

#D149D1

#D863D8

#DE7DDE

#E597E5

#EBB1EB

#F2CBF2

#F8E5F8

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#C516C5

#AF13AF

#991199

#830E83

#6D0C6D

#570957

#410741

#2B042B

#150215

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.89:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

4.30:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

4.67:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.65:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C516C5; }

.text-color { color: #C516C5; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #C516C5; }

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Darkorchid

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