#C542A8
A medium, moderate magenta closely aligning with Orchid.
About #C542A8
Visually, #C542A8 is defined as a moderate magenta. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Orchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 197, 66, and 168.
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 66% 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. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#C542A8
RGB197, 66, 168
HSL313.3°, 53.0%, 51.6%
CMYK0%, 66%, 15%, 23%
HSV313.3°, 66.5%, 77.3%
LAB50.2, 62.6, -27.8
XYZ32.0, 18.6, 38.9
Decimal12927656
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
4.45:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.72:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.25:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.01:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #C542A8;
}
.text-color {
color: #C542A8;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #C542A8;
}