#C542CD#C542CD

#C542CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.227 H 325.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C542CD
RGB	rgb(197, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(297, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(297, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.9%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.04, 68.48, -46.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.04, 82.74, 325.86°)
OKLab	oklab(61.61% 0.1873 -0.129)
OKLCH	oklch(61.61% 0.227 325.5)
XYZ	xyz(35.9928, 20.1768, 59.7445)
Luminance	0.2018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C542CD #4ACD42

analogous

#7F42CD #C542CD #CD428F

triadic

#C542CD #CDC542 #42CDC5

tetradic

#C542CD #CD7F42 #4ACD42 #428FCD

square

#C542CD #CD7F42 #4ACD42 #428FCD

split-complementary

#C542CD #8FCD42 #42CD7F

monochromatic

#711F76 #9F2CA6 #C542CD #D472DA #E3A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#C542CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#C542CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C542CD

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C542CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C542CD	1.00	4.17	5.04	5.04
#FFFFFF	4.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2472D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E82C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA5883

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c542cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.227 325.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da81dd',
    500: '#c542cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c542cd;
$custom-light: #da81dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c542cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.547,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6161,
    "c": 0.22741,
    "h": 325.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20175
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C542CD

secondary

#9BD397

accent

#E1464F

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFB

border

#D4CAD4

text

#150B15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C542CD

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

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