#CC42CE#CC42CE

#CC42CE is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.232 H 327.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CC42CE
RGB	rgb(204, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(299, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(299, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(1%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.16, 70.21, -45.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.16, 83.48, 327.25°)
OKLab	oklab(62.65% 0.1949 -0.1251)
OKLCH	oklch(62.65% 0.232 327.3)
XYZ	xyz(37.9901, 21.1926, 60.4702)
Luminance	0.2119 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CC42CE #44CE42

analogous

#8642CE #CC42CE #CE428A

triadic

#CC42CE #CECC42 #42CECC

tetradic

#CC42CE #CE8642 #44CE42 #428ACE

square

#CC42CE #CE8642 #44CE42 #428ACE

split-complementary

#CC42CE #8ACE42 #42CE86

monochromatic

#761F77 #A62BA7 #CC42CE #D973DB #E6A3E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.01

#CC42CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.24

#CC42CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CC42CE

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CC42CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CC42CE	1.00	4.01	5.24	5.24
#FFFFFF	4.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A74D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6485CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D25783

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cc42ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(204, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.232 327.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df82dd',
    500: '#cc42ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cc42ce;
$custom-light: #df82dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cc42ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 204,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.143,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62645,
    "c": 0.23157,
    "h": 327.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CC42CE

secondary

#99D498

accent

#E24648

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FCF0FB

border

#D5CBD4

text

#160B15

muted

#847C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #CC42CE

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

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