#C242AB#C242AB

#C242AB is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.200 H 335.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C242AB
RGB	rgb(194, 66, 171)
HSL	hsl(311, 51%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(311, 66%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 11.9%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.87, 62.27, -30.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.87, 69.18, 334.17°)
OKLab	oklab(59.4% 0.1819 -0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(59.4% 0.2 335.7)
XYZ	xyz(31.5474, 18.3087, 40.3926)
Luminance	0.1831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C242AB #42C259

analogous

#9942C2 #C242AB #C2426B

triadic

#C242AB #ABC242 #42ABC2

tetradic

#C242AB #C29942 #42C259 #426BC2

square

#C242AB #C29942 #42C259 #426BC2

split-complementary

#C242AB #6BC242 #42C299

monochromatic

#68225B #963184 #C242AB #D170C0 #E09FD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#C242AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#C242AB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C242AB

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C242AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C242AB	1.00	4.51	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#436AAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7EA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB4A71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c242ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 66, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.200 335.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d880c4',
    500: '#c242ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c242ab;
$custom-light: #d880c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c242ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 310.781,
    "s": 51.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59399,
    "c": 0.19952,
    "h": 335.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C242AB

secondary

#94CC9E

accent

#DB674D

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150B12

muted

#837C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #C242AB

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

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