#C42879#C42879

#C42879 is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.201 H 354.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42879
RGB	rgb(196, 40, 121)
HSL	hsl(329, 66%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(329, 80%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.6%, 38.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.13, 65.08, -7.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.13, 65.49, 353.59°)
OKLab	oklab(55.36% 0.2002 -0.0185)
OKLCH	oklch(55.36% 0.201 354.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.9768, 14.6373, 19.4901)
Luminance	0.1463 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42879 #28C473

analogous

#C128C4 #C42879 #C4282B

triadic

#C42879 #79C428 #2879C4

tetradic

#C42879 #C4C128 #28C473 #282BC4

square

#C42879 #C4C128 #28C473 #282BC4

split-complementary

#C42879 #2BC428 #28C4C1

monochromatic

#5E133A #911E5A #C42879 #DB4E97 #E581B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#C42879 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#C42879 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42879

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42879	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42879	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49597B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#757576

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D40F4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42879;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 40, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.201 354.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db739f',
    500: '#c42879',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42879;
$custom-light: #db739f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42879",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 328.846,
    "s": 66.102,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55357,
    "c": 0.20103,
    "h": 354.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14634
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42879

secondary

#7ACEA2

accent

#E9913F

background

#FEF7F9

surface

#FCEDF2

border

#D5C8CC

text

#16090E

muted

#847B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42879

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

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