#C742CF#C742CF

#C742CF is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.230 H 325.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C742CF
RGB	rgb(199, 66, 207)
HSL	hsl(297, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(297, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.9%, 68.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.45, 69.26, -46.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.45, 83.65, 325.90°)
OKLab	oklab(62% 0.1895 -0.1303)
OKLCH	oklch(62% 0.23 325.5)
XYZ	xyz(36.7631, 20.5459, 61.0488)
Luminance	0.2054 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C742CF #4ACF42

analogous

#8042CF #C742CF #CF4290

triadic

#C742CF #CFC742 #42CFC7

tetradic

#C742CF #CF8042 #4ACF42 #4290CF

square

#C742CF #CF8042 #4ACF42 #4290CF

split-complementary

#C742CF #90CF42 #42CF80

monochromatic

#731F78 #A22BA9 #C742CF #D573DB #E4A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#C742CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.11

#C742CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C742CF

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C742CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C742CF	1.00	4.11	5.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2373D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F83CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CC5884

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c742cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 66, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.230 325.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc81de',
    500: '#c742cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c742cf;
$custom-light: #dc81de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c742cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 199,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.596,
    "s": 59.494,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62001,
    "c": 0.22996,
    "h": 325.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20544
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C742CF

secondary

#9CD598

accent

#E3454E

background

#FDF8FD

surface

#FBF0FB

border

#D4CBD4

text

#150B15

muted

#837C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C742CF

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

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