#C42979#C42979

#C42979 is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.200 H 354.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42979
RGB	rgb(196, 41, 121)
HSL	hsl(329, 65%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(329, 79%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.1%, 38.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.23, 64.81, -7.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.23, 65.21, 353.69°)
OKLab	oklab(55.43% 0.1993 -0.0181)
OKLCH	oklch(55.43% 0.2 354.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.0109, 14.7056, 19.5015)
Luminance	0.1470 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42979 #29C474

analogous

#C229C4 #C42979 #C4292C

triadic

#C42979 #79C429 #2979C4

tetradic

#C42979 #C4C229 #29C474 #292CC4

square

#C42979 #C4C229 #29C474 #292CC4

split-complementary

#C42979 #2CC429 #29C4C2

monochromatic

#5F143B #911E5A #C42979 #DA5097 #E582B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#C42979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#C42979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42979

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42979	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A597B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#757576

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D4114E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 41, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.200 354.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db749f',
    500: '#c42979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42979;
$custom-light: #db749f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 329.032,
    "s": 65.401,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55427,
    "c": 0.20013,
    "h": 354.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42979

secondary

#7BCEA3

accent

#E8913F

background

#FEF7F9

surface

#FCEEF2

border

#D5C9CC

text

#16090E

muted

#847B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42979

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

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