#C542D3

A medium, moderate magenta closely aligning with Mediumorchid.

About #C542D3

The precise color #C542D3 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumorchid. Its digital footprint relies on 197 parts red, 66 parts green, and 211 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 7% cyan and 69% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 294.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

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#C542D3
RGB197, 66, 211
HSL294.2°, 62.2%, 54.3%
CMYK7%, 69%, 0%, 17%
HSV294.2°, 68.7%, 82.7%
LAB52.4, 69.5, -49.4
XYZ36.7, 20.5, 63.6
Decimal12927699

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.12:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.09:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.94:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.33:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C542D3; }
.text-color { color: #C542D3; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C542D3; }

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