#CD42C3#CD42C3

#CD42C3 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.224 H 330.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD42C3
RGB	rgb(205, 66, 195)
HSL	hsl(304, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(304, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 4.9%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.75, 68.66, -39.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.75, 79.20, 330.11°)
OKLab	oklab(62.2% 0.1955 -0.1086)
OKLCH	oklch(62.2% 0.224 330.9)
XYZ	xyz(36.9753, 20.8185, 53.6901)
Luminance	0.2082 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD42C3 #42CD4C

analogous

#9242CD #CD42C3 #CD427D

triadic

#CD42C3 #C3CD42 #42C3CD

tetradic

#CD42C3 #CD9242 #42CD4C #427DCD

square

#CD42C3 #CD9242 #42CD4C #427DCD

split-complementary

#CD42C3 #7DCD42 #42CD92

monochromatic

#761F6F #A62C9D #CD42C3 #DA72D2 #E7A3E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#CD42C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.16

#CD42C3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CD42C3

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD42C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD42C3	1.00	4.07	5.16	5.16
#FFFFFF	4.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3772C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B85BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D5527D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd42c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 66, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.224 330.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e082d5',
    500: '#cd42c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd42c3;
$custom-light: #e082d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd42c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.317,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62198,
    "c": 0.22364,
    "h": 330.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD42C3

secondary

#97D39C

accent

#E15246

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FCF0FA

border

#D5CBD3

text

#160B14

muted

#847C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD42C3

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

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