#CA42CD#CA42CD

#CA42CD is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.230 H 327.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CA42CD
RGB	rgb(202, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(299, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(299, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.5%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.80, 69.60, -45.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.80, 82.97, 327.01°)
OKLab	oklab(62.31% 0.1927 -0.1252)
OKLCH	oklch(62.31% 0.23 327)
XYZ	xyz(37.3242, 20.8633, 59.8069)
Luminance	0.2086 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CA42CD #45CD42

analogous

#8442CD #CA42CD #CD428A

triadic

#CA42CD #CDCA42 #42CDCA

tetradic

#CA42CD #CD8442 #45CD42 #428ACD

square

#CA42CD #CD8442 #45CD42 #428ACD

split-complementary

#CA42CD #8ACD42 #42CD84

monochromatic

#741F76 #A32CA6 #CA42CD #D872DA #E5A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.06

#CA42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.17

#CA42CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CA42CD

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CA42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CA42CD	1.00	4.06	5.17	5.17
#FFFFFF	4.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2973D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6384C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D05783

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ca42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(202, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.230 327.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de82dd',
    500: '#ca42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ca42cd;
$custom-light: #de82dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ca42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 202,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.705,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62309,
    "c": 0.22981,
    "h": 327
  },
  "luminance": 0.20861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CA42CD

secondary

#99D397

accent

#E1464A

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FCF0FB

border

#D5CBD4

text

#160B15

muted

#847C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #CA42CD

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

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