#C5668A

A medium, moderate magenta closely aligning with Palevioletred.

About #C5668A

When working with digital screens, the color #C5668A is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Palevioletred. Its digital footprint relies on 197 parts red, 102 parts green, and 138 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 48% Magenta, 30% Yellow, and 23% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5668A
RGB197, 102, 138
HSL337.3°, 45.0%, 58.6%
CMYK0%, 48%, 30%, 23%
HSV337.3°, 48.2%, 77.3%
LAB55.3, 41.9, -2.5
XYZ32.4, 23.2, 26.8
Decimal12936842

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.72:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.64:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.56:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.80:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5668A; }
.text-color { color: #C5668A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5668A; }

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