#C42FB8#C42FB8

#C42FB8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.231 H 331.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C42FB8
RGB	rgb(196, 47, 184)
HSL	hsl(305, 61%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(305, 76%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76%, 6.1%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.55, 71.16, -39.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.55, 81.54, 330.78°)
OKLab	oklab(58.72% 0.2038 -0.1096)
OKLCH	oklch(58.72% 0.231 331.7)
XYZ	xyz(32.4332, 17.2322, 46.9561)
Luminance	0.1723 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C42FB8 #2FC43B

analogous

#852FC4 #C42FB8 #C42F6E

triadic

#C42FB8 #B8C42F #2FB8C4

tetradic

#C42FB8 #C4852F #2FC43B #2F6EC4

square

#C42FB8 #C4852F #2FC43B #2F6EC4

split-complementary

#C42FB8 #6EC42F #2FC485

monochromatic

#61175B #93238A #C42FB8 #D759CD #E38ADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#C42FB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#C42FB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C42FB8

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C42FB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C42FB8	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2266BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#607BB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC4272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c42fb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 47, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.231 331.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da78ce',
    500: '#c42fb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c42fb8;
$custom-light: #da78ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c42fb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.832,
    "s": 61.317,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58718,
    "c": 0.23142,
    "h": 331.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17229
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C42FB8

secondary

#82CD88

accent

#E45043

background

#FDF7FC

surface

#FBEEF9

border

#D4C9D2

text

#150A13

muted

#837C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #C42FB8

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

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