#CD42C2#CD42C2

#CD42C2 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.223 H 331.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD42C2
RGB	rgb(205, 66, 194)
HSL	hsl(305, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(305, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 5.4%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.70, 68.51, -38.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.70, 78.82, 330.37°)
OKLab	oklab(62.15% 0.1954 -0.1072)
OKLCH	oklch(62.15% 0.223 331.3)
XYZ	xyz(36.8626, 20.7734, 53.0966)
Luminance	0.2077 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD42C2 #42CD4D

analogous

#9242CD #CD42C2 #CD427C

triadic

#CD42C2 #C2CD42 #42C2CD

tetradic

#CD42C2 #CD9242 #42CD4D #427CCD

square

#CD42C2 #CD9242 #42CD4D #427CCD

split-complementary

#CD42C2 #7CCD42 #42CD92

monochromatic

#761F6F #A62C9C #CD42C2 #DA72D2 #E7A3E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#CD42C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.15

#CD42C2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CD42C2

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD42C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD42C2	1.00	4.07	5.15	5.15
#FFFFFF	4.07	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)

#3871C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B85BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D5517D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd42c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 66, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.223 331.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e082d5',
    500: '#cd42c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd42c2;
$custom-light: #e082d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd42c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.748,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62146,
    "c": 0.22289,
    "h": 331.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD42C2

secondary

#97D39C

accent

#E15346

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FCF0FA

border

#D5CBD3

text

#160B14

muted

#847C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD42C2

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

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