#CB42CB#CB42CB

#CB42CB is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.229 H 327.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB42CB
RGB	rgb(203, 66, 203)
HSL	hsl(300, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(300, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.85, 69.49, -43.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.85, 82.22, 327.69°)
OKLab	oklab(62.34% 0.1938 -0.1216)
OKLCH	oklch(62.34% 0.229 327.9)
XYZ	xyz(37.3558, 20.9073, 58.5563)
Luminance	0.2091 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB42CB #42CB42

analogous

#8642CB #CB42CB #CB4286

triadic

#CB42CB #CBCB42 #42CBCB

tetradic

#CB42CB #CB8642 #42CB42 #4286CB

square

#CB42CB #CB8642 #42CB42 #4286CB

split-complementary

#CB42CB #86CB42 #42CB86

monochromatic

#732073 #A32DA3 #CB42CB #D872D8 #E5A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.05

#CB42CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.18

#CB42CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CB42CB

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB42CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CB42CB	1.00	4.05	5.18	5.18
#FFFFFF	4.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.18	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.18	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D73CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6584C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D15682

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb42cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 66, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.229 327.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de82db',
    500: '#cb42cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb42cb;
$custom-light: #de82db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb42cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 56.846,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6234,
    "c": 0.22874,
    "h": 327.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB42CB

secondary

#97D297

accent

#E04848

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FCF0FB

border

#D5CBD4

text

#160B15

muted

#847C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB42CB

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

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