HEX Color #E97C99 (Palevioletred)

About #E97C99

The hex code #E97C99 represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Palevioletred. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 233, 124, and 153.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 47% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 344.0° hue, 71.2% saturation, and 70.0% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#E97C99

RGB233, 124, 153

HSL344.0°, 71.2%, 70.0%

CMYK0%, 47%, 34%, 9%

HSV344.0°, 46.8%, 91.4%

LAB65.0, 45.0, 3.6

XYZ46.6, 34.0, 34.3

Decimal15301785

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#E97C99 #7BE9CB

Analogous

#E97BCF #E9957B

Triadic

#99E97B #7B99E9

Tetradic

#CFE97B #7BE9CB #957BE9

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#E97C99

#EB8AA4

#ED99AF

#F0A7BB

#F2B6C6

#F5C4D1

#F7D3DD

#FAE1E8

#FCF0F3

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#E97C99

#CF6E88

#B56077

#9B5266

#814455

#673744

#4D2933

#331B22

#190D11

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.69:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

7.81:1

Text on #000000

AAA

2.57:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

6.64:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #E97C99; }

.text-color { color: #E97C99; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #E97C99; }

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