#CD42C0#CD42C0

#CD42C0 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.221 H 331.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD42C0
RGB	rgb(205, 66, 192)
HSL	hsl(306, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(306, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 6.3%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.60, 68.19, -37.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.60, 78.05, 330.89°)
OKLab	oklab(62.04% 0.1953 -0.1043)
OKLCH	oklch(62.04% 0.221 331.9)
XYZ	xyz(36.6395, 20.6842, 51.9217)
Luminance	0.2068 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD42C0 #42CD4F

analogous

#9542CD #CD42C0 #CD427A

triadic

#CD42C0 #C0CD42 #42C0CD

tetradic

#CD42C0 #CD9542 #42CD4F #427ACD

square

#CD42C0 #CD9542 #42CD4F #427ACD

split-complementary

#CD42C0 #7ACD42 #42CD95

monochromatic

#761F6D #A62C9A #CD42C0 #DA72D0 #E7A3E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.09

#CD42C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.14

#CD42C0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CD42C0

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD42C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD42C0	1.00	4.09	5.14	5.14
#FFFFFF	4.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.14	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.14	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A71C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C84BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D5507C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd42c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 66, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.221 331.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e082d3',
    500: '#cd42c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd42c0;
$custom-light: #e082d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd42c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.612,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62043,
    "c": 0.2214,
    "h": 331.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD42C0

secondary

#97D39D

accent

#E15546

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FCF0FA

border

#D5CBD3

text

#160B14

muted

#847C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD42C0

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

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