#C542DF#C542DF

#C542DF is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.242 H 320.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C542DF
RGB	rgb(197, 66, 223)
HSL	hsl(290, 71%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(290, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.7%, 70.4%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.05, 71.63, -55.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.05, 90.35, 322.45°)
OKLab	oklab(62.67% 0.1868 -0.1541)
OKLCH	oklch(62.67% 0.242 320.5)
XYZ	xyz(38.2919, 21.0964, 71.8528)
Luminance	0.2109 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C542DF #5CDF42

analogous

#7742DF #C542DF #DF42AA

triadic

#C542DF #DFC542 #42DFC5

tetradic

#C542DF #DF7742 #5CDF42 #42AADF

square

#C542DF #DF7742 #5CDF42 #42AADF

split-complementary

#C542DF #AADF42 #42DF77

monochromatic

#7B188E #A821C3 #C542DF #D576E8 #E5ABF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.02

#C542DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.22

#C542DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C542DF

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C542DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C542DF	1.00	4.02	5.22	5.22
#FFFFFF	4.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0076E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5283DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C6608D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c542df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 66, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.242 320.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db82ea',
    500: '#c542df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c542df;
$custom-light: #db82ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c542df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.064,
    "s": 71.041,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62667,
    "c": 0.2422,
    "h": 320.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.21094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C542DF

secondary

#A9DF9E

accent

#EE3A58

background

#FDF8FE

surface

#FBF0FD

border

#D4CBD5

text

#150B16

muted

#837C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #C542DF

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

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