#c542ab

Color #c542ab

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 15.51 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c542ab

RGB

rgb(197, 66, 171)

HSL

hsl(311.9, 53%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(311.9, 66.5%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 66.5%, 13.2%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(50.35, 63.04, -29.36)

LCH

lch(50.35, 69.54, 335.03)

OKLCH

oklch(59.8%, 0.2014, 336.66)

HWB

hwb(311.9, 25.9%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#42c55c

Analogous

#9e42c5

#c542ab

#c5426a

Triadic

#c542ab

#abc542

#42abc5

Split-complementary

#c542ab

#6ac542

#42c59e

Tetradic

#c542ab

#c55c42

#42c55c

#42abc5

Square

#c542ab

#c59e42

#42c55c

#426ac5

Shades

Color #c542ab mixed toward black.

#a83491

#862974

#651f57

#43153a

#220a1d

Tints

Color #c542ab mixed toward white.

#cf62b9

#d881c7

#e2a1d5

#ecc0e3

#f5e0f1

Tones

Color #c542ab mixed toward gray.

#ba4da4

#af589e

#a46397

#996e91

#8e798a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9d9a · ΔE 32.4

Deuteranopia

#a4ab95 · ΔE 47.8

Tritanopia

#c18a86 · ΔE 26.5

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 27.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #c542ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c542ab]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#c542ab (#c542ab) is rgb(197, 66, 171) in RGB.

No, #c542ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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