#CC40CC#CC40CC

#CC40CC is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.232 H 327.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC40CC
RGB	rgb(204, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(300, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(300, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.80, 70.59, -44.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.80, 83.49, 327.73°)
OKLab	oklab(62.36% 0.1969 -0.1234)
OKLCH	oklch(62.36% 0.232 327.9)
XYZ	xyz(37.6338, 20.8664, 59.1605)
Luminance	0.2086 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC40CC #40CC40

analogous

#8640CC #CC40CC #CC4086

triadic

#CC40CC #CCCC40 #40CCCC

tetradic

#CC40CC #CC8640 #40CC40 #4086CC

square

#CC40CC #CC8640 #40CC40 #4086CC

split-complementary

#CC40CC #86CC40 #40CC86

monochromatic

#731F73 #A32CA3 #CC40CC #D970D9 #E6A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.06

#CC40CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.17

#CC40CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CC40CC

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC40CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CC40CC	1.00	4.06	5.17	5.17
#FFFFFF	4.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.17	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2972D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6484C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D25482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc40cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.232 327.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df81dc',
    500: '#cc40cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc40cc;
$custom-light: #df81dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc40cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62355,
    "c": 0.23232,
    "h": 327.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20864
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC40CC

secondary

#95D295

accent

#E14747

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FCEFFB

border

#D5CAD4

text

#160B15

muted

#847C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC40CC

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

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