#CA42CA#CA42CA

#CA42CA is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.227 H 327.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CA42CA
RGB	rgb(202, 66, 202)
HSL	hsl(300, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(300, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.64, 69.10, -43.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.64, 81.76, 327.69°)
OKLab	oklab(62.14% 0.1927 -0.1209)
OKLCH	oklch(62.14% 0.227 327.9)
XYZ	xyz(36.9655, 20.7198, 57.9180)
Luminance	0.2072 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CA42CA #42CA42

analogous

#8642CA #CA42CA #CA4286

triadic

#CA42CA #CACA42 #42CACA

tetradic

#CA42CA #CA8642 #42CA42 #4286CA

square

#CA42CA #CA8642 #42CA42 #4286CA

split-complementary

#CA42CA #86CA42 #42CA86

monochromatic

#722072 #A22DA2 #CA42CA #D772D7 #E5A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.08

#CA42CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.14

#CA42CA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CA42CA

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CA42CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CA42CA	1.00	4.08	5.14	5.14
#FFFFFF	4.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.14	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.14	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D72CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6584C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D05581

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ca42ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 66, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.227 327.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de82da',
    500: '#ca42ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ca42ca;
$custom-light: #de82da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ca42ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 202,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 56.198,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62144,
    "c": 0.22746,
    "h": 327.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CA42CA

secondary

#96D196

accent

#DF4848

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FCF0FB

border

#D5CBD4

text

#160B15

muted

#847C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #CA42CA

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

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