#C240AE#C240AE

#C240AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.204 H 334.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C240AE
RGB	rgb(194, 64, 174)
HSL	hsl(309, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(309, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67%, 10.3%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.73, 63.50, -32.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.73, 71.16, 333.17°)
OKLab	oklab(59.34% 0.1845 -0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(59.34% 0.204 334.6)
XYZ	xyz(31.7218, 18.1947, 41.8774)
Luminance	0.1819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C240AE #40C254

analogous

#9540C2 #C240AE #C2406D

triadic

#C240AE #AEC240 #40AEC2

tetradic

#C240AE #C29540 #40C254 #406DC2

square

#C240AE #C29540 #40C254 #406DC2

split-complementary

#C240AE #6DC240 #40C295

monochromatic

#67215C #953086 #C240AE #D16EC2 #E09DD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#C240AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#C240AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C240AE

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C240AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C240AE	1.00	4.53	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F6AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB4A71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c240ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 64, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.204 334.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87fc6',
    500: '#c240ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c240ae;
$custom-light: #d87fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c240ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.231,
    "s": 51.587,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59344,
    "c": 0.20427,
    "h": 334.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18192
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C240AE

secondary

#92CC9B

accent

#DB634D

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #C240AE

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

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