#CD42CC#CD42CC

#CD42CC is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.231 H 328.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CD42CC
RGB	rgb(205, 66, 204)
HSL	hsl(300, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(300, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 0.5%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.21, 70.10, -43.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.21, 82.73, 327.93°)
OKLab	oklab(62.68% 0.1959 -0.1215)
OKLCH	oklch(62.68% 0.231 328.2)
XYZ	xyz(38.0237, 21.2379, 59.2116)
Luminance	0.2124 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CD42CC #42CD43

analogous

#8942CD #CD42CC #CD4286

triadic

#CD42CC #CCCD42 #42CCCD

tetradic

#CD42CC #CD8942 #42CD43 #4286CD

square

#CD42CC #CD8942 #42CD43 #4286CD

split-complementary

#CD42CC #86CD42 #42CD89

monochromatic

#761F75 #A62CA5 #CD42CC #DA72D9 #E7A3E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.00

#CD42CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.25

#CD42CC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CD42CC

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CD42CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CD42CC	1.00	4.00	5.25	5.25
#FFFFFF	4.00	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.25	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.25	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D73D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6685C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D35682

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #cd42cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 66, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.231 328.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e082dc',
    500: '#cd42cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #cd42cc;
$custom-light: #e082dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#cd42cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 205,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300.432,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62677,
    "c": 0.23051,
    "h": 328.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.21235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CD42CC

secondary

#97D398

accent

#E14846

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FCF0FB

border

#D5CBD4

text

#160B15

muted

#847C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #CD42CC

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

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