#C42DCE#C42DCE

#C42DCE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.249 H 325.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42DCE
RGB	rgb(196, 45, 206)
HSL	hsl(296, 64%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(296, 78%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.9%, 78.2%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.58, 75.16, -50.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.58, 90.79, 325.88°)
OKLab	oklab(59.85% 0.2049 -0.1419)
OKLCH	oklch(59.85% 0.249 325.3)
XYZ	xyz(34.8431, 18.0711, 60.0334)
Luminance	0.1807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42DCE #37CE2D

analogous

#742DCE #C42DCE #CE2D88

triadic

#C42DCE #CEC42D #2DCEC4

tetradic

#C42DCE #CE742D #37CE2D #2D88CE

square

#C42DCE #CE742D #37CE2D #2D88CE

split-complementary

#C42DCE #88CE2D #2DCE74

monochromatic

#64176A #94229C #C42DCE #D45DDC #E18FE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.55

#C42DCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.61

#C42DCE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C42DCE

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42DCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C42DCE	1.00	4.55	4.61	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.55	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#527CCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C84C7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42dce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 45, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.249 325.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da78de',
    500: '#c42dce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42dce;
$custom-light: #da78de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42dce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.273,
    "s": 64.143,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59846,
    "c": 0.24922,
    "h": 325.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.18069
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42DCE

secondary

#8BD186

accent

#E7414B

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FBEEFB

border

#D4C9D4

text

#150A15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42DCE

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

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