#C42E9B#C42E9B
#C42E9B is a mid, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.213 H 341.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C42E9B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(196, 46, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(316, 62%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(316, 77%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.5%, 20.9%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.05, 67.36, -25.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.05, 71.85, 339.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.19% 0.2022 -0.0673) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.19% 0.213 341.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6593, 16.0594, 32.5418) |
| Luminance | 0.1606 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Mediumvioletred
#C71585
ΔE00 4.64
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.68
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.39
Magenta (survey)
#C20078
ΔE00 7.19
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 7.77
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 7.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C42E9B #2EC457
analogous
#A22EC4 #C42E9B #C42E50
triadic
#C42E9B #9BC42E #2E9BC4
tetradic
#C42E9B #C4A22E #2EC457 #2E50C4
square
#C42E9B #C4A22E #2EC457 #2E50C4
split-complementary
#C42E9B #50C42E #2EC4A2
monochromatic
#61174D #922274 #C42E9B #D858B5 #E389CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#C42E9B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#C42E9B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C42E9B
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C42E9B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C42E9B | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3C609E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6D7898
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D03162
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c42e9b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 46, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.213 341.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#da77b8',
500: '#c42e9b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c42e9b; $custom-light: #da77b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c42e9b",
"rgb": {
"r": 196,
"g": 46,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 316.4,
"s": 61.983,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57186,
"c": 0.21312,
"h": 341.6
},
"luminance": 0.16056
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C42E9B
secondary
#81CD96
accent
#E56F43
background
#FDF7FB
surface
#FBEEF6
border
#D4C9D0
text
#150A11
muted
#837C80