#CC40CE#CC40CE

#CC40CE is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.234 H 327.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC40CE
RGB	rgb(204, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(299, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(299, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(1%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.91, 70.92, -45.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.91, 84.29, 327.29°)
OKLab	oklab(62.47% 0.1969 -0.1262)
OKLCH	oklch(62.47% 0.234 327.3)
XYZ	xyz(37.8752, 20.9630, 60.4319)
Luminance	0.2096 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC40CE #42CE40

analogous

#8540CE #CC40CE #CE4089

triadic

#CC40CE #CECC40 #40CECC

tetradic

#CC40CE #CE8540 #42CE40 #4089CE

square

#CC40CE #CE8540 #42CE40 #4089CE

split-complementary

#CC40CE #89CE40 #40CE85

monochromatic

#741E75 #A42BA6 #CC40CE #D971DA #E6A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.04

#CC40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.19

#CC40CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CC40CE

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CC40CE	1.00	4.04	5.19	5.19
#FFFFFF	4.04	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)

#2673D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6385CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D25583

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.234 327.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df81dd',
    500: '#cc40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc40ce;
$custom-light: #df81dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.155,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62465,
    "c": 0.23387,
    "h": 327.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2096
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC40CE

secondary

#97D496

accent

#E24548

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FCF0FB

border

#D5CBD4

text

#160B15

muted

#847C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC40CE

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

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