#C42D99#C42D99

#C42D99 is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.213 H 342.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42D99
RGB	rgb(196, 45, 153)
HSL	hsl(317, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(317, 77%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77%, 21.9%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.86, 67.39, -24.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.86, 71.57, 340.32°)
OKLab	oklab(57.02% 0.2028 -0.0647)
OKLCH	oklch(57.02% 0.213 342.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.4542, 15.9155, 31.6517)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42D99 #2DC458

analogous

#A42DC4 #C42D99 #C42D4E

triadic

#C42D99 #99C42D #2D99C4

tetradic

#C42D99 #C4A42D #2DC458 #2D4EC4

square

#C42D99 #C4A42D #2DC458 #2D4EC4

split-complementary

#C42D99 #4EC42D #2DC4A4

monochromatic

#60164B #922272 #C42D99 #D856B3 #E488C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#C42D99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#C42D99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42D99

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42D99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42D99	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D5F9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7896

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D02F60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42d99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 45, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.213 342.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da76b7',
    500: '#c42d99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42d99;
$custom-light: #da76b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42d99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 317.086,
    "s": 62.656,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5702,
    "c": 0.21288,
    "h": 342.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15912
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42D99

secondary

#80CD96

accent

#E67142

background

#FEF7FB

surface

#FCEEF6

border

#D5C9D0

text

#150A11

muted

#847C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42D99

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

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