#CA42CB#CA42CB
#CA42CB is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.228 H 327.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CA42CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(202, 66, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 57%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.5%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.69, 69.27, -44.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.69, 82.16, 327.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.2% 0.1927 -0.1223) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.2% 0.228 327.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0843, 20.7673, 58.5436) |
| Luminance | 0.2077 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 2.78
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 3.16
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 3.17
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 3.41
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.01
Fuchsia (survey)
#ED0DD9
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CA42CB #43CB42
analogous
#8542CB #CA42CB #CB4287
triadic
#CA42CB #CBCA42 #42CBCA
tetradic
#CA42CB #CB8542 #43CB42 #4287CB
square
#CA42CB #CB8542 #43CB42 #4287CB
split-complementary
#CA42CB #87CB42 #42CB85
monochromatic
#722073 #A22DA3 #CA42CB #D772D8 #E5A2E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.08
#CA42CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.15
#CA42CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CA42CB
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CA42CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CA42CB | 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)
#2C72CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6484C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D05682
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ca42cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 66, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.228 327.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de82db',
500: '#ca42cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ca42cb; $custom-light: #de82db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ca42cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 202,
"g": 66,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 299.562,
"s": 56.846,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62199,
"c": 0.22824,
"h": 327.6
},
"luminance": 0.20765
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CA42CB
secondary
#97D297
accent
#E04849
background
#FEF8FD
surface
#FCF0FB
border
#D5CBD4
text
#160B15
muted
#847C83