#CD42BD#CD42BD

#CD42BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.219 H 332.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD42BD
RGB	rgb(205, 66, 189)
HSL	hsl(307, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(307, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 7.8%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.46, 67.73, -36.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.46, 76.92, 331.70°)
OKLab	oklab(61.89% 0.1951 -0.0999)
OKLCH	oklch(61.89% 0.219 332.9)
XYZ	xyz(36.3105, 20.5526, 50.1889)
Luminance	0.2055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD42BD #42CD52

analogous

#9742CD #CD42BD #CD4278

triadic

#CD42BD #BDCD42 #42BDCD

tetradic

#CD42BD #CD9742 #42CD52 #4278CD

square

#CD42BD #CD9742 #42CD52 #4278CD

split-complementary

#CD42BD #78CD42 #42CD97

monochromatic

#761F6C #A62C98 #CD42BD #DA72CE #E7A3DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#CD42BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.11

#CD42BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CD42BD

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD42BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD42BD	1.00	4.11	5.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D70C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E84BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D64F7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd42bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 66, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.219 332.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e081d1',
    500: '#cd42bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd42bd;
$custom-light: #e081d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd42bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.906,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6189,
    "c": 0.21918,
    "h": 332.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD42BD

secondary

#97D39E

accent

#E15846

background

#FEF8FC

surface

#FCF0F9

border

#D5CBD2

text

#160B14

muted

#847C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD42BD

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

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