#CB42CD#CB42CD

#CB42CD is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.230 H 327.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CB42CD
RGB	rgb(203, 66, 205)
HSL	hsl(299, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(299, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(1%, 67.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.95, 69.82, -44.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.95, 83.02, 327.24°)
OKLab	oklab(62.45% 0.1938 -0.1244)
OKLCH	oklch(62.45% 0.23 327.3)
XYZ	xyz(37.5957, 21.0033, 59.8196)
Luminance	0.2100 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CB42CD #44CD42

analogous

#8642CD #CB42CD #CD4289

triadic

#CB42CD #CDCB42 #42CDCB

tetradic

#CB42CD #CD8642 #44CD42 #4289CD

square

#CB42CD #CD8642 #44CD42 #4289CD

split-complementary

#CB42CD #89CD42 #42CD86

monochromatic

#741F76 #A42CA6 #CB42CD #D872DA #E6A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.04

#CB42CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.20

#CB42CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CB42CD

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CB42CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CB42CD	1.00	4.04	5.20	5.20
#FFFFFF	4.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A73D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6485C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D15683

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cb42cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(203, 66, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.230 327.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df82dd',
    500: '#cb42cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cb42cd;
$custom-light: #df82dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cb42cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 203,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.137,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62449,
    "c": 0.2303,
    "h": 327.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21001
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CB42CD

secondary

#98D397

accent

#E14649

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FCF0FB

border

#D5CBD4

text

#160B15

muted

#847C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #CB42CD

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

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