#C42579#C42579

#C42579 is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.204 H 354.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42579
RGB	rgb(196, 37, 121)
HSL	hsl(328, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(328, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 38.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.86, 65.86, -7.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.86, 66.31, 353.32°)
OKLab	oklab(55.16% 0.2027 -0.0196)
OKLCH	oklch(55.16% 0.204 354.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.8796, 14.4428, 19.4577)
Luminance	0.1444 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42579 #25C470

analogous

#BF25C4 #C42579 #C42529

triadic

#C42579 #79C425 #2579C4

tetradic

#C42579 #C4BF25 #25C470 #2529C4

square

#C42579 #C4BF25 #25C470 #2529C4

split-complementary

#C42579 #29C425 #25C4BF

monochromatic

#5D1239 #911B59 #C42579 #DD4997 #E67DB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#C42579 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#C42579 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42579

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42579	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42579	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48587B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#747475

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D4074D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42579;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 37, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.204 354.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db729f',
    500: '#c42579',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42579;
$custom-light: #db729f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42579",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 328.302,
    "s": 68.24,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55159,
    "c": 0.2036,
    "h": 354.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42579

secondary

#76CFA0

accent

#EB8F3D

background

#FEF7F9

surface

#FCEDF2

border

#D5C8CC

text

#16090E

muted

#847B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42579

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

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