#C5A0F8

A very light, vivid purple closely aligning with Plum.

About #C5A0F8

When working with digital screens, the color #C5A0F8 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Plum. In the RGB color space, it consists of 197 red, 160 green, and 248 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 21% cyan and 35% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 265.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5A0F8
RGB197, 160, 248
HSL265.2°, 86.3%, 80.0%
CMYK21%, 35%, 0%, 3%
HSV265.2°, 35.5%, 97.3%
LAB72.1, 30.7, -38.9
XYZ52.5, 43.8, 94.5
Decimal12951800

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.15:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.76:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.06:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.30:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5A0F8; }
.text-color { color: #C5A0F8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5A0F8; }

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