#CD42BE#CD42BE

#CD42BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.220 H 332.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD42BE
RGB	rgb(205, 66, 190)
HSL	hsl(306, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(306, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 7.3%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.50, 67.88, -36.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.50, 77.30, 331.43°)
OKLab	oklab(61.94% 0.1952 -0.1014)
OKLCH	oklch(61.94% 0.22 332.5)
XYZ	xyz(36.4194, 20.5962, 50.7625)
Luminance	0.2059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD42BE #42CD51

analogous

#9642CD #CD42BE #CD4278

triadic

#CD42BE #BECD42 #42BECD

tetradic

#CD42BE #CD9642 #42CD51 #4278CD

square

#CD42BE #CD9642 #42CD51 #4278CD

split-complementary

#CD42BE #78CD42 #42CD96

monochromatic

#761F6C #A62C99 #CD42BE #DA72CF #E7A3DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.10

#CD42BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.12

#CD42BE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CD42BE

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD42BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD42BE	1.00	4.10	5.12	5.12
#FFFFFF	4.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C71C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D84BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D64F7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd42be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 66, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.220 332.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e082d2',
    500: '#cd42be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd42be;
$custom-light: #e082d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd42be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.475,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6194,
    "c": 0.21992,
    "h": 332.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD42BE

secondary

#97D39E

accent

#E15746

background

#FEF8FC

surface

#FCF0F9

border

#D5CBD2

text

#160B14

muted

#847C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD42BE

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

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