#C5AFBD

A light, muted magenta closely aligning with Thistle.

About #C5AFBD

Visually, #C5AFBD is defined as a muted magenta. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Thistle. Its digital footprint relies on 197 parts red, 175 parts green, and 189 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 11% M, 4% Y, and 23% K. With a hue angle of 321.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

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#C5AFBD
RGB197, 175, 189
HSL321.8°, 15.9%, 72.9%
CMYK0%, 11%, 4%, 23%
HSV321.8°, 11.2%, 77.3%
LAB73.7, 10.4, -4.2
XYZ47.5, 46.2, 54.6
Decimal12955581

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.05:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.24:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.96:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
8.71:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5AFBD; }
.text-color { color: #C5AFBD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5AFBD; }

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