#C42C81#C42C81

#C42C81 is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.201 H 351.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42C81
RGB	rgb(196, 44, 129)
HSL	hsl(326, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(326, 78%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 34.2%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.81, 64.82, -11.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.81, 65.78, 350.19°)
OKLab	oklab(55.94% 0.1988 -0.029)
OKLCH	oklch(55.94% 0.201 351.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.6298, 15.1255, 22.2291)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42C81 #2CC46F

analogous

#BB2CC4 #C42C81 #C42C35

triadic

#C42C81 #81C42C #2C81C4

tetradic

#C42C81 #C4BB2C #2CC46F #2C35C4

square

#C42C81 #C4BB2C #2CC46F #2C35C4

split-complementary

#C42C81 #35C42C #2CC4BB

monochromatic

#60163F #922160 #C42C81 #D9549E #E486BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#C42C81 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#C42C81 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42C81

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42C81	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42C81	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#485B83

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74767E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D31D53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42c81;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 44, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.201 351.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db75a5',
    500: '#c42c81',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42c81;
$custom-light: #db75a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42c81",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 326.447,
    "s": 63.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5594,
    "c": 0.20089,
    "h": 351.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15122
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42C81

secondary

#7ECDA1

accent

#E68A41

background

#FEF7FA

surface

#FCEEF4

border

#D5C9CE

text

#16090F

muted

#847B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42C81

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

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