#CC38CC#CC38CC

#CC38CC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.241 H 328.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC38CC
RGB	rgb(204, 56, 204)
HSL	hsl(300, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(300, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.87, 73.25, -46.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.87, 86.52, 327.84°)
OKLab	oklab(61.69% 0.2044 -0.1276)
OKLCH	oklch(61.69% 0.241 328)
XYZ	xyz(37.2146, 20.0281, 59.0208)
Luminance	0.2003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC38CC #38CC38

analogous

#8238CC #CC38CC #CC3882

triadic

#CC38CC #CCCC38 #38CCCC

tetradic

#CC38CC #CC8238 #38CC38 #3882CC

square

#CC38CC #CC8238 #38CC38 #3882CC

split-complementary

#CC38CC #82CC38 #38CC82

monochromatic

#6E1C6E #9E299E #CC38CC #D869D8 #E599E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#CC38CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.01

#CC38CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CC38CC

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC38CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CC38CC	1.00	4.20	5.01	5.01
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#196FD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6082C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D24F7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc38cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 56, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.241 328.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07ddc',
    500: '#cc38cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc38cc;
$custom-light: #e07ddc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc38cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61685,
    "c": 0.24095,
    "h": 328
  },
  "luminance": 0.20025
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC38CC

secondary

#8FD18F

accent

#E24545

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FCEFFB

border

#D5CAD4

text

#160B15

muted

#847C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC38CC

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

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