#C542E9
A medium, vivid magenta closely aligning with Darkorchid.
About #C542E9
Visually, #C542E9 is defined as a vivid magenta. Its closest recognized web color is Darkorchid. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 197, 66, and 233.
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 15% cyan and 72% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 287.1 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#C542E9
RGB197, 66, 233
HSL287.1°, 79.1%, 58.6%
CMYK15%, 72%, 0%, 9%
HSV287.1°, 71.7%, 91.4%
LAB53.7, 73.5, -59.8
XYZ39.7, 21.6, 79.2
Decimal12927721
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
3.94:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.33:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.77:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.53:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #C542E9;
}
.text-color {
color: #C542E9;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #C542E9;
}