#C740CD#C740CD

#C740CD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.231 H 326.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C740CD
RGB	rgb(199, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(297, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(297, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.9%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.08, 69.65, -46.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.08, 83.66, 326.37°)
OKLab	oklab(61.7% 0.1915 -0.1286)
OKLCH	oklch(61.7% 0.231 326.1)
XYZ	xyz(36.4053, 20.2191, 59.7309)
Luminance	0.2022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C740CD #46CD40

analogous

#8140CD #C740CD #CD408C

triadic

#C740CD #CDC740 #40CDC7

tetradic

#C740CD #CD8140 #46CD40 #408CCD

square

#C740CD #CD8140 #46CD40 #408CCD

split-complementary

#C740CD #8CCD40 #40CD81

monochromatic

#711E74 #A02BA5 #C740CD #D571DA #E3A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#C740CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#C740CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C740CD

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C740CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C740CD	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)

#2271D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F82C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC5682

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c740cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.231 326.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc80dd',
    500: '#c740cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c740cd;
$custom-light: #dc80dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c740cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.447,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61704,
    "c": 0.2307,
    "h": 326.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.20217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C740CD

secondary

#98D396

accent

#E2464D

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBEFFB

border

#D4CAD4

text

#150B15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C740CD

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

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