#C42ECB#C42ECB

#C42ECB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.246 H 326.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42ECB
RGB	rgb(196, 46, 203)
HSL	hsl(297, 63%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(297, 77%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.4%, 77.3%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.50, 74.41, -49.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.50, 89.27, 326.46°)
OKLab	oklab(59.73% 0.2043 -0.1373)
OKLCH	oklch(59.73% 0.246 326.1)
XYZ	xyz(34.5208, 18.0040, 58.1452)
Luminance	0.1800 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42ECB #35CB2E

analogous

#762ECB #C42ECB #CB2E84

triadic

#C42ECB #CBC42E #2ECBC4

tetradic

#C42ECB #CB762E #35CB2E #2E84CB

square

#C42ECB #CB762E #35CB2E #2E84CB

split-complementary

#C42ECB #84CB2E #2ECB76

monochromatic

#641767 #942399 #C42ECB #D45CDA #E18EE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#C42ECB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#C42ECB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C42ECB

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42ECB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C42ECB	1.00	4.56	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006ACF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#557CC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C94B7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42ecb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 46, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.246 326.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da78db',
    500: '#c42ecb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42ecb;
$custom-light: #da78db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42ecb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.325,
    "s": 63.052,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59732,
    "c": 0.24614,
    "h": 326.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42ECB

secondary

#88D085

accent

#E64249

background

#FDF7FD

surface

#FBEEFB

border

#D4C9D4

text

#150A15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42ECB

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

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