#C575BD

A light, moderate magenta closely aligning with Plum.

About #C575BD

When working with digital screens, the color #C575BD is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Plum. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(197, 117, 189).

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 41% magenta inks. 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. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C575BD
RGB197, 117, 189
HSL306.0°, 40.8%, 61.6%
CMYK0%, 41%, 4%, 23%
HSV306.0°, 40.6%, 77.3%
LAB60.1, 42.0, -24.6
XYZ38.6, 28.3, 51.6
Decimal12940733

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.16:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.65:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.02:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.66:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C575BD; }
.text-color { color: #C575BD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C575BD; }

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Plum
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