#C42EFF#C42EFF

#C42EFF is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.286 H 313.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42EFF
RGB	rgb(196, 46, 255)
HSL	hsl(283, 100%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(283, 82%, 100%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.1%, 82%, 0%, 0%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.85, 83.42, -73.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.85, 111.08, 318.68°)
OKLab	oklab(63.15% 0.1968 -0.2077)
OKLCH	oklch(63.15% 0.286 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(41.7887, 20.9111, 96.4233)
Luminance	0.2091 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42EFF #69FF2E

analogous

#5C2EFF #C42EFF #FF2ED2

triadic

#C42EFF #FFC42E #2EFFC4

tetradic

#C42EFF #FF5C2E #69FF2E #2ED2FF

square

#C42EFF #FF5C2E #69FF2E #2ED2FF

split-complementary

#C42EFF #D2FF2E #2EFF5C

monochromatic

#8000B3 #AC00F0 #C42EFF #D56BFF #E7A8FF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.05

#C42EFF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.18

#C42EFF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C42EFF

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42EFF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C42EFF	1.00	4.05	5.18	5.18
#FFFFFF	4.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.18	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.18	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0077FF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0081FB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE659A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42eff;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 46, 255);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.286 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7bff',
    500: '#c42eff',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42eff;
$custom-light: #dc7bff;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42eff",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 255
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.062,
    "s": 100,
    "l": 59.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63151,
    "c": 0.2861,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42EFF

secondary

#B3ED9B

accent

#FF2965

background

#FEF8FF

surface

#FCEFFF

border

#D5CAD7

text

#160B18

muted

#847C86

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42EFF

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

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