#C542CE#C542CE

#C542CE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.228 H 325.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C542CE
RGB	rgb(197, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(296, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(296, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.4%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.09, 68.65, -46.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.09, 83.15, 325.65°)
OKLab	oklab(61.67% 0.1873 -0.1304)
OKLCH	oklch(61.67% 0.228 325.2)
XYZ	xyz(36.1139, 20.2252, 60.3822)
Luminance	0.2022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C542CE #4BCE42

analogous

#7F42CE #C542CE #CE4291

triadic

#C542CE #CEC542 #42CEC5

tetradic

#C542CE #CE7F42 #4BCE42 #4291CE

square

#C542CE #CE7F42 #4BCE42 #4291CE

split-complementary

#C542CE #91CE42 #42CE7F

monochromatic

#711F77 #9F2BA7 #C542CE #D473DB #E3A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#C542CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#C542CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C542CE

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C542CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C542CE	1.00	4.16	5.04	5.04
#FFFFFF	4.16	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)

#2272D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E82CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C95883

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c542ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.228 325.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da81dd',
    500: '#c542ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c542ce;
$custom-light: #da81dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c542ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.143,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61667,
    "c": 0.22821,
    "h": 325.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C542CE

secondary

#9CD498

accent

#E24650

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFB

border

#D4CAD4

text

#150B15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C542CE

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

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