#C5497C

A medium, moderate magenta closely aligning with Palevioletred.

About #C5497C

Visually, #C5497C is defined as a moderate magenta. Designers often compare it to the standard color Palevioletred. Its digital footprint relies on 197 parts red, 73 parts green, and 124 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 37% yellow, and 23% black. With a hue angle of 335.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5497C
RGB197, 73, 124
HSL335.3°, 51.7%, 52.9%
CMYK0%, 63%, 37%, 23%
HSV335.3°, 62.9%, 77.3%
LAB49.6, 54.0, -2.5
XYZ29.0, 18.1, 21.0
Decimal12929404

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.55:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.62:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.35:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
3.93:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5497C; }
.text-color { color: #C5497C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5497C; }

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