#C242AE#C242AE

#C242AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.202 H 334.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C242AE
RGB	rgb(194, 66, 174)
HSL	hsl(309, 51%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(309, 66%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 10.3%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.01, 62.73, -31.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.01, 70.28, 333.20°)
OKLab	oklab(59.54% 0.1822 -0.0864)
OKLCH	oklch(59.54% 0.202 334.6)
XYZ	xyz(31.8366, 18.4244, 41.9157)
Luminance	0.1842 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#C242AE #42C256

analogous

#9642C2 #C242AE #C2426E

triadic

#C242AE #AEC242 #42AEC2

tetradic

#C242AE #C29642 #42C256 #426EC2

square

#C242AE #C29642 #42C256 #426EC2

split-complementary

#C242AE #6EC242 #42C296

monochromatic

#68225D #963186 #C242AE #D170C2 #E09FD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.48

#C242AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.68

#C242AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C242AE

4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C242AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C242AE	1.00	4.48	4.68	4.68
#FFFFFF	4.48	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)

#416BB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB4B72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c242ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 66, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.202 334.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d880c6',
    500: '#c242ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c242ae;
$custom-light: #d880c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c242ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.375,
    "s": 51.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59544,
    "c": 0.20171,
    "h": 334.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18422
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C242AE

secondary

#94CC9C

accent

#DB634D

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #C242AE

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

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