#C040AC#C040AC

#C040AC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.202 H 334.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C040AC
RGB	rgb(192, 64, 172)
HSL	hsl(309, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(309, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 10.4%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.32, 62.69, -31.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.32, 70.21, 333.24°)
OKLab	oklab(58.95% 0.1822 -0.0863)
OKLCH	oklch(58.95% 0.202 334.7)
XYZ	xyz(31.0183, 17.8544, 40.8343)
Luminance	0.1785 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C040AC #40C054

analogous

#9440C0 #C040AC #C0406C

triadic

#C040AC #ACC040 #40ACC0

tetradic

#C040AC #C09440 #40C054 #406CC0

square

#C040AC #C09440 #40C054 #406CC0

split-complementary

#C040AC #6CC040 #40C094

monochromatic

#64215A #923083 #C040AC #CF6EC0 #DE9CD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#C040AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#C040AC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C040AC

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C040AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C040AC	1.00	4.59	4.57	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F69AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7CA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C94970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c040ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 64, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.202 334.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67fc5',
    500: '#c040ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c040ac;
$custom-light: #d67fc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c040ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 192,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.375,
    "s": 50.394,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58953,
    "c": 0.20161,
    "h": 334.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17852
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C040AC

secondary

#91CB9A

accent

#DA644E

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #C040AC

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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