#C42572#C42572

#C42572 is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.201 H 357.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42572
RGB	rgb(196, 37, 114)
HSL	hsl(331, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(331, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 41.8%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.63, 65.17, -3.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.63, 65.28, 356.71°)
OKLab	oklab(54.91% 0.2006 -0.009)
OKLCH	oklch(54.91% 0.201 357.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.4658, 14.2773, 17.2785)
Luminance	0.1427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42572 #25C477

analogous

#C425C1 #C42572 #C42725

triadic

#C42572 #72C425 #2572C4

tetradic

#C42572 #C1C425 #25C477 #2725C4

square

#C42572 #C1C425 #25C477 #2725C4

split-complementary

#C42572 #25C427 #25C1C4

monochromatic

#5D1236 #911B54 #C42572 #DD4991 #E67DB0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#C42572 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#C42572 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42572

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42572	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42572	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A5774

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#76746E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D40049

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42572;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 37, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.201 357.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc729a',
    500: '#c42572',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42572;
$custom-light: #dc729a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42572",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 330.943,
    "s": 68.24,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54913,
    "c": 0.20083,
    "h": 357.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42572

secondary

#76CFA4

accent

#EB973D

background

#FEF7F9

surface

#FCEDF2

border

#D5C8CC

text

#16090E

muted

#847B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42572

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

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