#CC42CC#CC42CC

#CC42CC is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.230 H 327.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC42CC
RGB	rgb(204, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(300, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(300, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.05, 69.88, -44.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.05, 82.67, 327.70°)
OKLab	oklab(62.54% 0.1949 -0.1222)
OKLCH	oklch(62.54% 0.23 327.9)
XYZ	xyz(37.7486, 21.0961, 59.1988)
Luminance	0.2109 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC42CC #42CC42

analogous

#8742CC #CC42CC #CC4287

triadic

#CC42CC #CCCC42 #42CCCC

tetradic

#CC42CC #CC8742 #42CC42 #4287CC

square

#CC42CC #CC8742 #42CC42 #4287CC

split-complementary

#CC42CC #87CC42 #42CC87

monochromatic

#741F74 #A42CA4 #CC42CC #D972D9 #E6A2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.02

#CC42CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.22

#CC42CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CC42CC

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC42CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CC42CC	1.00	4.02	5.22	5.22
#FFFFFF	4.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C73D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6585C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D25682

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc42cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.230 327.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df82dc',
    500: '#cc42cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc42cc;
$custom-light: #df82dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc42cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62536,
    "c": 0.23001,
    "h": 327.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.21093
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC42CC

secondary

#97D397

accent

#E14747

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FCF0FB

border

#D5CBD4

text

#160B15

muted

#847C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC42CC

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

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