#C242AD#C242AD

#C242AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.201 H 335.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C242AD
RGB	rgb(194, 66, 173)
HSL	hsl(310, 51%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(310, 66%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 10.8%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.96, 62.58, -31.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.96, 69.91, 333.52°)
OKLab	oklab(59.5% 0.1821 -0.085)
OKLCH	oklch(59.5% 0.201 335)
XYZ	xyz(31.7395, 18.3855, 41.4042)
Luminance	0.1838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C242AD #42C257

analogous

#9742C2 #C242AD #C2426D

triadic

#C242AD #ADC242 #42ADC2

tetradic

#C242AD #C29742 #42C257 #426DC2

square

#C242AD #C29742 #42C257 #426DC2

split-complementary

#C242AD #6DC242 #42C297

monochromatic

#68225C #963186 #C242AD #D170C1 #E09FD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.49

#C242AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.68

#C242AD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C242AD

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C242AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C242AD	1.00	4.49	4.68	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#426BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7EAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB4B72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c242ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 66, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.201 335.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d880c6',
    500: '#c242ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c242ad;
$custom-light: #d880c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c242ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.844,
    "s": 51.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59496,
    "c": 0.20097,
    "h": 335
  },
  "luminance": 0.18383
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C242AD

secondary

#94CC9D

accent

#DB644D

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #C242AD

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

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