#CD42C6#CD42C6

#CD42C6 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.226 H 330.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD42C6
RGB	rgb(205, 66, 198)
HSL	hsl(303, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(303, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 3.4%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.90, 69.14, -40.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.90, 80.36, 329.35°)
OKLab	oklab(62.36% 0.1957 -0.1129)
OKLCH	oklch(62.36% 0.226 330)
XYZ	xyz(37.3179, 20.9556, 55.4945)
Luminance	0.2095 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD42C6 #42CD49

analogous

#8F42CD #CD42C6 #CD4280

triadic

#CD42C6 #C6CD42 #42C6CD

tetradic

#CD42C6 #CD8F42 #42CD49 #4280CD

square

#CD42C6 #CD8F42 #42CD49 #4280CD

split-complementary

#CD42C6 #80CD42 #42CD8F

monochromatic

#761F71 #A62CA0 #CD42C6 #DA72D5 #E7A3E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.05

#CD42C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.19

#CD42C6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CD42C6

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD42C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD42C6	1.00	4.05	5.19	5.19
#FFFFFF	4.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.19	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.19	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3472CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6985C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D4537F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd42c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 66, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.226 330.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e082d8',
    500: '#cd42c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd42c6;
$custom-light: #e082d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd42c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 303.022,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62355,
    "c": 0.22591,
    "h": 330
  },
  "luminance": 0.20953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD42C6

secondary

#97D39A

accent

#E14E46

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FCF0FA

border

#D5CBD3

text

#160B14

muted

#847C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD42C6

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

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