#C42E9A#C42E9A
#C42E9A is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.213 H 342.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C42E9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 46, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(317, 62%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(317, 77%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.5%, 21.4%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.01, 67.23, -24.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.01, 71.55, 340.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.14% 0.2021 -0.0658) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.14% 0.213 342) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5757, 16.0259, 32.1013) |
| Luminance | 0.1602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 4.46
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.86
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.49
Magenta (survey)
#C20078
ΔE00 7.02
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 7.87
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 7.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C42E9A #2EC458
analogous
#A32EC4 #C42E9A #C42E4F
triadic
#C42E9A #9AC42E #2E9AC4
tetradic
#C42E9A #C4A32E #2EC458 #2E4FC4
square
#C42E9A #C4A32E #2EC458 #2E4FC4
split-complementary
#C42E9A #4FC42E #2EC4A3
monochromatic
#61174C #922273 #C42E9A #D858B4 #E389CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#C42E9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#C42E9A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C42E9A
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C42E9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C42E9A | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.20 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D609D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D7897
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D03061
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c42e9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 46, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.213 342.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da77b8',
500: '#c42e9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c42e9a; $custom-light: #da77b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c42e9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 46,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 316.8,
"s": 61.983,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5714,
"c": 0.21251,
"h": 342
},
"luminance": 0.16023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C42E9A
secondary
#81CD96
accent
#E57043
background
#FDF7FB
surface
#FBEEF6
border
#D4C9D0
text
#150A11
muted
#837C80