#C242AF#C242AF

#C242AF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.202 H 334.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C242AF
RGB	rgb(194, 66, 175)
HSL	hsl(309, 51%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(309, 66%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66%, 9.8%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.05, 62.88, -32.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.05, 70.65, 332.89°)
OKLab	oklab(59.59% 0.1824 -0.0879)
OKLCH	oklch(59.59% 0.202 334.3)
XYZ	xyz(31.9344, 18.4635, 42.4310)
Luminance	0.1846 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#C242AF #42C255

analogous

#9542C2 #C242AF #C2426F

triadic

#C242AF #AFC242 #42AFC2

tetradic

#C242AF #C29542 #42C255 #426FC2

square

#C242AF #C29542 #42C255 #426FC2

split-complementary

#C242AF #6FC242 #42C295

monochromatic

#68225E #963187 #C242AF #D170C3 #E09FD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.48

#C242AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.69

#C242AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C242AF

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C242AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C242AF	1.00	4.48	4.69	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.48	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#406BB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB4C73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c242af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 66, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.202 334.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d880c7',
    500: '#c242af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c242af;
$custom-light: #d880c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c242af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.906,
    "s": 51.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59594,
    "c": 0.20245,
    "h": 334.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18461
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C242AF

secondary

#94CC9C

accent

#DB624D

background

#FDF8FC

surface

#FBEFF8

border

#D4CAD1

text

#150B13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #C242AF

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

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