#CE42C0#CE42C0

#CE42C0 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.222 H 332.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CE42C0
RGB	rgb(206, 66, 192)
HSL	hsl(306, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(306, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68%, 6.8%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.76, 68.43, -37.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.76, 78.13, 331.14°)
OKLab	oklab(62.19% 0.1963 -0.1035)
OKLCH	oklch(62.19% 0.222 332.2)
XYZ	xyz(36.9163, 20.8269, 51.9346)
Luminance	0.2082 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CE42C0 #42CE50

analogous

#9642CE #CE42C0 #CE427A

triadic

#CE42C0 #C0CE42 #42C0CE

tetradic

#CE42C0 #CE9642 #42CE50 #427ACE

square

#CE42C0 #CE9642 #42CE50 #427ACE

split-complementary

#CE42C0 #7ACE42 #42CE96

monochromatic

#771F6E #A72B9B #CE42C0 #DB73D0 #E7A3E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#CE42C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.16

#CE42C0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CE42C0

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CE42C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CE42C0	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)

#3B71C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D85BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D7507C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ce42c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 66, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.222 332.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e182d3',
    500: '#ce42c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ce42c0;
$custom-light: #e182d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ce42c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 206,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62187,
    "c": 0.22195,
    "h": 332.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CE42C0

secondary

#98D49E

accent

#E25546

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FCF0FA

border

#D5CBD3

text

#160B14

muted

#847C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #CE42C0

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

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