#CB42CC#CB42CC
#CB42CC is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.230 H 327.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CB42CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(203, 66, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 68%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.5%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.90, 69.65, -44.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.90, 82.62, 327.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.4% 0.1938 -0.123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.4% 0.23 327.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4754, 20.9552, 59.1859) |
| Luminance | 0.2095 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 2.82
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 2.94
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 3.31
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 3.33
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.00
Fuchsia (survey)
#ED0DD9
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CB42CC #43CC42
analogous
#8642CC #CB42CC #CC4288
triadic
#CB42CC #CCCB42 #42CCCB
tetradic
#CB42CC #CC8642 #43CC42 #4288CC
square
#CB42CC #CC8642 #43CC42 #4288CC
split-complementary
#CB42CC #88CC42 #42CC86
monochromatic
#741F74 #A42CA4 #CB42CC #D872D9 #E6A2E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.05
#CB42CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.19
#CB42CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CB42CC
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CB42CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CB42CC | 1.00 | 4.05 | 5.19 | 5.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2B73D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6484C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D15682
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cb42cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 66, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.230 327.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de82dc',
500: '#cb42cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cb42cc; $custom-light: #de82dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cb42cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 203,
"g": 66,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 299.565,
"s": 57.5,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62395,
"c": 0.22952,
"h": 327.6
},
"luminance": 0.20953
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CB42CC
secondary
#98D397
accent
#E14748
background
#FEF8FD
surface
#FCF0FB
border
#D5CBD4
text
#160B15
muted
#847C83