#CD40CC#CD40CC

#CD40CC is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.233 H 328.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD40CC
RGB	rgb(205, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(300, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(300, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.8%, 0.5%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.96, 70.81, -44.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.96, 83.54, 327.96°)
OKLab	oklab(62.5% 0.1979 -0.1226)
OKLCH	oklch(62.5% 0.233 328.2)
XYZ	xyz(37.9089, 21.0083, 59.1734)
Luminance	0.2101 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD40CC #40CD41

analogous

#8840CD #CD40CC #CD4085

triadic

#CD40CC #CCCD40 #40CCCD

tetradic

#CD40CC #CD8840 #40CD41 #4085CD

square

#CD40CC #CD8840 #40CD41 #4085CD

split-complementary

#CD40CC #85CD40 #40CD88

monochromatic

#741E74 #A52BA4 #CD40CC #DA71D9 #E6A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.04

#CD40CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.20

#CD40CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CD40CC

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD40CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD40CC	1.00	4.04	5.20	5.20
#FFFFFF	4.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A73D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6585C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D35482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd40cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.233 328.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e081dc',
    500: '#cd40cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd40cc;
$custom-light: #e081dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd40cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300.426,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62497,
    "c": 0.23281,
    "h": 328.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.21006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD40CC

secondary

#96D396

accent

#E24746

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FCF0FB

border

#D5CBD4

text

#160B15

muted

#847C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD40CC

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

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