#CD42C1#CD42C1

#CD42C1 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.222 H 331.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD42C1
RGB	rgb(205, 66, 193)
HSL	hsl(305, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(305, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 5.9%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.65, 68.35, -38.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.65, 78.43, 330.63°)
OKLab	oklab(62.09% 0.1954 -0.1057)
OKLCH	oklch(62.09% 0.222 331.6)
XYZ	xyz(36.7507, 20.7287, 52.5072)
Luminance	0.2073 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD42C1 #42CD4E

analogous

#9342CD #CD42C1 #CD427B

triadic

#CD42C1 #C1CD42 #42C1CD

tetradic

#CD42C1 #CD9342 #42CD4E #427BCD

square

#CD42C1 #CD9342 #42CD4E #427BCD

split-complementary

#CD42C1 #7BCD42 #42CD93

monochromatic

#761F6E #A62C9B #CD42C1 #DA72D1 #E7A3E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.08

#CD42C1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.15

#CD42C1 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CD42C1

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD42C1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD42C1	1.00	4.08	5.15	5.15
#FFFFFF	4.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.15	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.15	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3971C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C85BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D5517C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd42c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 66, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.222 331.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e082d4',
    500: '#cd42c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd42c1;
$custom-light: #e082d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd42c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.18,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62094,
    "c": 0.22214,
    "h": 331.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD42C1

secondary

#97D39D

accent

#E15446

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FCF0FA

border

#D5CBD3

text

#160B14

muted

#847C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD42C1

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

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