#CE42C6#CE42C6

#CE42C6 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.226 H 330.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#CE42C6
RGB	rgb(206, 66, 198)
HSL	hsl(303, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(303, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68%, 3.9%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.06, 69.37, -40.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.06, 80.43, 329.60°)
OKLab	oklab(62.5% 0.1967 -0.1121)
OKLCH	oklch(62.5% 0.226 330.3)
XYZ	xyz(37.5947, 21.0983, 55.5074)
Luminance	0.2109 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#CE42C6 #42CE4A

analogous

#9042CE #CE42C6 #CE4280

triadic

#CE42C6 #C6CE42 #42C6CE

tetradic

#CE42C6 #CE9042 #42CE4A #4280CE

square

#CE42C6 #CE9042 #42CE4A #4280CE

split-complementary

#CE42C6 #80CE42 #42CE90

monochromatic

#771F72 #A72BA0 #CE42C6 #DB73D5 #E7A3E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.02

#CE42C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.22

#CE42C6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #CE42C6

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##CE42C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##CE42C6	1.00	4.02	5.22	5.22
#FFFFFF	4.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.22	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3572CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A85C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D6537F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ce42c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 66, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.226 330.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e182d8',
    500: '#ce42c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ce42c6;
$custom-light: #e182d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ce42c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 206,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 303.429,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62498,
    "c": 0.22644,
    "h": 330.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.21095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#CE42C6

secondary

#98D49B

accent

#E24F46

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FCF0FA

border

#D5CBD3

text

#160B14

muted

#847C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #CE42C6

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

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