#C042AE#C042AE

#C042AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.200 H 334.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C042AE
RGB	rgb(192, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(309, 50%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(309, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.6%, 9.4%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.69, 62.23, -32.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.69, 70.06, 332.64°)
OKLab	oklab(59.25% 0.1802 -0.088)
OKLCH	oklch(59.25% 0.2 334)
XYZ	xyz(31.3266, 18.1614, 41.8918)
Luminance	0.1816 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C042AE #42C054

analogous

#9342C0 #C042AE #C0426F

triadic

#C042AE #AEC042 #42AEC0

tetradic

#C042AE #C09342 #42C054 #426FC0

square

#C042AE #C09342 #42C054 #426FC0

split-complementary

#C042AE #6FC042 #42C093

monochromatic

#66225C #943186 #C042AE #CF70C2 #DF9ED5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#C042AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.63

#C042AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C042AE

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C042AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C042AE	1.00	4.53	4.63	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#406AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C94C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c042ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(192, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.200 334.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d680c6',
    500: '#c042ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c042ae;
$custom-light: #d680c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c042ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 192,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.571,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59254,
    "c": 0.20049,
    "h": 334
  },
  "luminance": 0.18159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C042AE

secondary

#93CB9B

accent

#DA624E

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #C042AE

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

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