#CC40CD#CC40CD
#CC40CD is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.233 H 327.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CC40CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(204, 64, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 69%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.5%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.86, 70.75, -45.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.86, 83.89, 327.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.41% 0.1969 -0.1248) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.41% 0.233 327.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.7541, 20.9146, 59.7942) |
| Luminance | 0.2091 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 2.95
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.03
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 3.05
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 3.39
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.14
Fuchsia (survey)
#ED0DD9
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CC40CD #41CD40
analogous
#8540CD #CC40CD #CD4088
triadic
#CC40CD #CDCC40 #40CDCC
tetradic
#CC40CD #CD8540 #41CD40 #4088CD
square
#CC40CD #CD8540 #41CD40 #4088CD
split-complementary
#CC40CD #88CD40 #40CD85
monochromatic
#741E74 #A42BA5 #CC40CD #D971DA #E6A1E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.05
#CC40CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.18
#CC40CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CC40CD
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CC40CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CC40CD | 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)
#2873D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6484C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D25582
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cc40cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 64, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.233 327.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df81dd',
500: '#cc40cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cc40cd; $custom-light: #df81dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cc40cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 204,
"g": 64,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 299.574,
"s": 58.506,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6241,
"c": 0.2331,
"h": 327.6
},
"luminance": 0.20912
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CC40CD
secondary
#96D396
accent
#E24647
background
#FEF8FD
surface
#FCF0FB
border
#D5CBD4
text
#160B15
muted
#847C83