#C242CD#C242CD

#C242CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.226 H 324.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C242CD
RGB	rgb(194, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(295, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(295, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.4%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.58, 67.81, -47.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.58, 82.61, 325.17°)
OKLab	oklab(61.19% 0.184 -0.1312)
OKLCH	oklch(61.19% 0.226 324.5)
XYZ	xyz(35.2149, 19.7757, 59.7080)
Luminance	0.1977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C242CD #4DCD42

analogous

#7C42CD #C242CD #CD4292

triadic

#C242CD #CDC242 #42CDC2

tetradic

#C242CD #CD7C42 #4DCD42 #4292CD

square

#C242CD #CD7C42 #4DCD42 #4292CD

split-complementary

#C242CD #92CD42 #42CD7C

monochromatic

#6F1F76 #9C2CA6 #C242CD #D272DA #E1A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.24

#C242CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.95

#C242CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C242CD

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C242CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C242CD	1.00	4.24	4.95	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.24	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.95	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2071D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C80CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C65883

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c242cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.226 324.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d881dd',
    500: '#c242cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c242cd;
$custom-light: #d881dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c242cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.252,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61194,
    "c": 0.22599,
    "h": 324.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.19774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C242CD

secondary

#9CD397

accent

#E14653

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFB

border

#D4CAD4

text

#150B15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C242CD

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

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