#c540b3

Color #c540b3

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 15.1 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#c540b3

RGB

rgb(197, 64, 179)

HSL

hsl(308.1, 53.4%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.1, 67.5%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 9.1%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(50.45, 65, -33.89)

LCH

lch(50.45, 73.3, 332.46)

OKLCH

oklch(60%, 0.2097, 333.76)

HWB

hwb(308.1, 25.1%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#40c552

Analogous

#9540c5

#c540b3

#c54071

Triadic

#c540b3

#b3c540

#40b3c5

Split-complementary

#c540b3

#71c540

#40c595

Tetradic

#c540b3

#c55240

#40c552

#40b3c5

Square

#c540b3

#c59540

#40c552

#4071c5

Shades

Color #c540b3 mixed toward black.

#a73397

#862979

#641e5b

#43143c

#210a1e

Tints

Color #c540b3 mixed toward white.

#cf60c0

#d880cc

#e2a0d9

#ecbfe6

#f5dff2

Tones

Color #c540b3 mixed toward gray.

#ba4bab

#af56a3

#a4619b

#996c93

#8e778b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9ca1 · ΔE 29.3

Deuteranopia

#a3ab9c · ΔE 45.4

Tritanopia

#c1908c · ΔE 28.2

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 27.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c540b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c540b3]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#c540b3 (#c540b3) is rgb(197, 64, 179) in RGB.

No, #c540b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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