#C842D0#C842D0

#C842D0 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.231 H 325.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C842D0
RGB	rgb(200, 66, 208)
HSL	hsl(297, 60%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(297, 68%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.8%, 68.3%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.66, 69.65, -47.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.66, 84.11, 325.91°)
OKLab	oklab(62.2% 0.1906 -0.1309)
OKLCH	oklch(62.2% 0.231 325.5)
XYZ	xyz(37.1520, 20.7322, 61.7072)
Luminance	0.2073 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C842D0 #4AD042

analogous

#8142D0 #C842D0 #D04291

triadic

#C842D0 #D0C842 #42D0C8

tetradic

#C842D0 #D08142 #4AD042 #4291D0

square

#C842D0 #D08142 #4AD042 #4291D0

split-complementary

#C842D0 #91D042 #42D081

monochromatic

#741E79 #A32AAA #C842D0 #D673DC #E5A4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.08

#C842D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.15

#C842D0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C842D0

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C842D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C842D0	1.00	4.08	5.15	5.15
#FFFFFF	4.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.15	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.15	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2273D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F83CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CD5884

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c842d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 66, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.231 325.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc82df',
    500: '#c842d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c842d0;
$custom-light: #dc82df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c842d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 200,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.62,
    "s": 60.169,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62197,
    "c": 0.23124,
    "h": 325.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.2073
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C842D0

secondary

#9CD599

accent

#E3444D

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FCF0FB

border

#D5CBD4

text

#160B15

muted

#847C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #C842D0

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

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