#F0C5F0

A very light, moderate magenta closely aligning with Thistle.

About #F0C5F0

When working with digital screens, the color #F0C5F0 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Thistle. Its digital footprint relies on 240 parts red, 197 parts green, and 240 parts blue light.

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 18% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 300.0° hue, 58.9% saturation, and 85.7% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a very light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F0C5F0
RGB240, 197, 240
HSL300.0°, 58.9%, 85.7%
CMYK0%, 18%, 0%, 6%
HSV300.0°, 17.9%, 94.1%
LAB84.4, 22.4, -15.5
XYZ71.6, 64.7, 91.2
Decimal15779312

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.51:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
13.95:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.44:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
11.86:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F0C5F0; }
.text-color { color: #F0C5F0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #F0C5F0; }

Similar Colors

Thistle
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