#C040AD#C040AD

#C040AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.202 H 334.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C040AD
RGB	rgb(192, 64, 173)
HSL	hsl(309, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(309, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 9.9%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.37, 62.85, -32.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.37, 70.58, 332.93°)
OKLab	oklab(59% 0.1823 -0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(59% 0.202 334.3)
XYZ	xyz(31.1147, 17.8929, 41.3420)
Luminance	0.1789 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C040AD #40C053

analogous

#9340C0 #C040AD #C0406D

triadic

#C040AD #ADC040 #40ADC0

tetradic

#C040AD #C09340 #40C053 #406DC0

square

#C040AD #C09340 #40C053 #406DC0

split-complementary

#C040AD #6DC040 #40C093

monochromatic

#64215A #923084 #C040AD #CF6EC1 #DE9CD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#C040AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#C040AD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C040AD

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C040AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C040AD	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E69B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697CAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C94A71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c040ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 64, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.202 334.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67fc6',
    500: '#c040ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c040ad;
$custom-light: #d67fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c040ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 192,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.906,
    "s": 50.394,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59002,
    "c": 0.20234,
    "h": 334.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C040AD

secondary

#91CB9A

accent

#DA634E

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #C040AD

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

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