#C599C5

A light, muted magenta closely aligning with Plum.

About #C599C5

Visually, #C599C5 is defined as a muted magenta. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Plum. In the RGB color space, it consists of 197 red, 153 green, and 197 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow, and 23% black. With a hue angle of 300.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#C599C5
RGB197, 153, 197
HSL300.0°, 27.5%, 68.6%
CMYK0%, 22%, 0%, 23%
HSV300.0°, 22.3%, 77.3%
LAB68.5, 23.9, -16.3
XYZ44.5, 38.7, 57.9
Decimal12949957

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.40:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
8.74:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.30:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.43:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C599C5; }
.text-color { color: #C599C5; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C599C5; }

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