#C5AFFF

A very light, vivid purple closely aligning with Plum.

About #C5AFFF

The precise color #C5AFFF is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Plum. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 197, 175, and 255.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 23% cyan and 31% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C5AFFF
RGB197, 175, 255
HSL256.5°, 100.0%, 84.3%
CMYK23%, 31%, 0%, 0%
HSV256.5°, 31.4%, 100.0%
LAB75.9, 24.0, -36.7
XYZ56.4, 49.8, 101.2
Decimal12955647

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.92:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
10.95:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.83:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
9.31:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C5AFFF; }
.text-color { color: #C5AFFF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C5AFFF; }

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