#CD42CE#CD42CE
#CD42CE is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.232 H 327.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CD42CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(205, 66, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 68%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.5%, 68%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.31, 70.43, -44.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.31, 83.53, 327.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.79% 0.196 -0.1243) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.79% 0.232 327.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.2651, 21.3344, 60.4831) |
| Luminance | 0.2133 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 2.51
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 2.95
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 3.13
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 3.67
Mediumorchid
#BA55D3
ΔE00 4.04
Fuchsia (survey)
#ED0DD9
ΔE00 4.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CD42CE #43CE42
analogous
#8742CE #CD42CE #CE4289
triadic
#CD42CE #CECD42 #42CECD
tetradic
#CD42CE #CE8742 #43CE42 #4289CE
square
#CD42CE #CE8742 #43CE42 #4289CE
split-complementary
#CD42CE #89CE42 #42CE87
monochromatic
#761F77 #A72BA7 #CD42CE #DA73DB #E7A3E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#CD42CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.27
#CD42CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CD42CE
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CD42CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CD42CE | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.27 | 5.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2B74D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6586CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D35683
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #cd42ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(205, 66, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.232 327.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e082dd',
500: '#cd42ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #cd42ce; $custom-light: #e082dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#cd42ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 205,
"g": 66,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 299.571,
"s": 58.824,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62786,
"c": 0.23206,
"h": 327.6
},
"luminance": 0.21332
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CD42CE
secondary
#98D498
accent
#E24647
background
#FEF8FD
surface
#FCF0FB
border
#D5CBD4
text
#160B15
muted
#847C83