#C242AA#C242AA

#C242AA is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.199 H 336.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C242AA
RGB	rgb(194, 66, 170)
HSL	hsl(311, 51%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(311, 66%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 12.4%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.82, 62.12, -29.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.82, 68.82, 334.50°)
OKLab	oklab(59.35% 0.1817 -0.0806)
OKLCH	oklch(59.35% 0.199 336.1)
XYZ	xyz(31.4524, 18.2707, 39.8925)
Luminance	0.1827 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C242AA #42C25A

analogous

#9A42C2 #C242AA #C2426A

triadic

#C242AA #AAC242 #42AAC2

tetradic

#C242AA #C29A42 #42C25A #426AC2

square

#C242AA #C29A42 #42C25A #426AC2

split-complementary

#C242AA #6AC242 #42C29A

monochromatic

#68225B #963183 #C242AA #D170BF #E09FD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#C242AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#C242AA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C242AA

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C242AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C242AA	1.00	4.51	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#446AAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7DA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c242aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 66, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.199 336.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d880c3',
    500: '#c242aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c242aa;
$custom-light: #d880c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c242aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 311.25,
    "s": 51.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59351,
    "c": 0.19879,
    "h": 336.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C242AA

secondary

#94CC9E

accent

#DB684D

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150B12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #C242AA

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

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