#C42DC7#C42DC7

#C42DC7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.244 H 327.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42DC7
RGB	rgb(196, 45, 199)
HSL	hsl(299, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(299, 77%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.5%, 77.4%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.18, 74.04, -47.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.18, 87.99, 327.30°)
OKLab	oklab(59.43% 0.2053 -0.132)
OKLCH	oklch(59.43% 0.244 327.2)
XYZ	xyz(34.0116, 17.7385, 55.6543)
Luminance	0.1774 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42DC7 #30C72D

analogous

#772DC7 #C42DC7 #C72D7D

triadic

#C42DC7 #C7C42D #2DC7C4

tetradic

#C42DC7 #C7772D #30C72D #2D7DC7

square

#C42DC7 #C7772D #30C72D #2D7DC7

split-complementary

#C42DC7 #7DC72D #2DC777

monochromatic

#621663 #932295 #C42DC7 #D758D9 #E38AE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#C42DC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#C42DC7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42DC7

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42DC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42DC7	1.00	4.62	4.55	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#577BC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA487A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42dc7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 45, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.244 327.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da78d8',
    500: '#c42dc7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42dc7;
$custom-light: #da78d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42dc7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.831,
    "s": 63.115,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59428,
    "c": 0.24406,
    "h": 327.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42DC7

secondary

#83CE81

accent

#E64245

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FBEEFA

border

#D4C9D3

text

#150A15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42DC7

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

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