#C10398 Hex Color
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A hot magenta close to fuchsia lipstick or neon party lighting. #c10398 is loud and highly saturated, so it works best as a bold accent or a call-to-action color. Pair it with deep plum or charcoal to keep it from taking over a layout, and set white type on top of it for readable text.
Questions about #c10398
What is #c10398 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #c10398 is rgb(193, 3, 152), in HSL hsl(313, 97%, 38%) and in CMYK 0%, 98%, 21%, 24%.
What colors pair well with #c10398?
Deep plum, charcoal, and dark teal all ground #c10398 without competing with its intensity. Treat it as the 10 percent accent in a 60/30/10 layout, since at full scale it overwhelms everything near it. Used this way, charcoal text or a plum base lets the magenta stay the loudest voice in the palette.
Is #c10398 readable on white or black?
#c10398 has a 5.62:1 contrast ratio on white and 3.73:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold). Try other pairs in the contrast checker.