#CB42C2#CB42C2

#CB42C2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.222 H 330.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB42C2
RGB	rgb(203, 66, 194)
HSL	hsl(304, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(304, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 4.4%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.39, 68.04, -39.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.39, 78.67, 329.87°)
OKLab	oklab(61.86% 0.1934 -0.1087)
OKLCH	oklch(61.86% 0.222 330.7)
XYZ	xyz(36.3143, 20.4907, 53.0709)
Luminance	0.2049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB42C2 #42CB4B

analogous

#9042CB #CB42C2 #CB427D

triadic

#CB42C2 #C2CB42 #42C2CB

tetradic

#CB42C2 #CB9042 #42CB4B #427DCB

square

#CB42C2 #CB9042 #42CB4B #427DCB

split-complementary

#CB42C2 #7DCB42 #42CB90

monochromatic

#73206D #A32D9B #CB42C2 #D872D1 #E5A2E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.12

#CB42C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.10

#CB42C2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CB42C2

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB42C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CB42C2	1.00	4.12	5.10	5.10
#FFFFFF	4.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3771C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A84BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D3527D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb42c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 66, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.222 330.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de81d5',
    500: '#cb42c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb42c2;
$custom-light: #de81d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb42c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 303.942,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61859,
    "c": 0.22181,
    "h": 330.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.20488
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB42C2

secondary

#97D29B

accent

#E05248

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FCEFFA

border

#D5CAD3

text

#160B14

muted

#847C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB42C2

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

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