HEX Color #F842C5 (Mediumvioletred)

About #F842C5

At its core, #F842C5 is a light and vivid hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumvioletred. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 248, 66, and 197.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 21% yellow, and 3% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#F842C5

RGB248, 66, 197

HSL316.8°, 92.9%, 61.6%

CMYK0%, 73%, 21%, 3%

HSV316.8°, 73.4%, 97.3%

LAB59.8, 78.9, -29.1

XYZ50.7, 27.9, 55.5

Decimal16270021

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#F842C5 #42F775

Analogous

#CF42F7 #F7426A

Triadic

#C5F742 #42C5F7

Tetradic

#F7CF42 #42F775 #426AF7

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#F842C5

#F857CB

#F96CD1

#FA81D8

#FB96DE

#FBABE5

#FCC0EB

#FDD5F2

#FEEAF8

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#F842C5

#DC3AAF

#C03399

#A52C83

#89246D

#6E1D57

#521641

#370E2B

#1B0715

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.19:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

6.58:1

Text on #000000

AA

3.05:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

5.59:1

Text on #0F172A

AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #F842C5; }

.text-color { color: #F842C5; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #F842C5; }

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Mediumvioletred

#C71585