#DB42C2#DB42C2

#DB42C2 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.231 H 335.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DB42C2
RGB	rgb(219, 66, 194)
HSL	hsl(310, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(310, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.9%, 11.4%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.92, 71.78, -35.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.92, 80.00, 333.80°)
OKLab	oklab(64.18% 0.2095 -0.0964)
OKLCH	oklch(64.18% 0.231 335.3)
XYZ	xyz(40.8997, 22.8551, 53.2859)
Luminance	0.2285 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DB42C2 #42DB5B

analogous

#A742DB #DB42C2 #DB4275

triadic

#DB42C2 #C2DB42 #42C2DB

tetradic

#DB42C2 #DBA742 #42DB5B #4275DB

square

#DB42C2 #DBA742 #42DB5B #4275DB

split-complementary

#DB42C2 #75DB42 #42DBA7

monochromatic

#891A77 #BC24A3 #DB42C2 #E575D3 #EFA9E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.77

#DB42C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.57

#DB42C2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DB42C2

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DB42C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DB42C2	1.00	3.77	5.57	5.57
#FFFFFF	3.77	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4275C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#778CBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E64D7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #db42c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 66, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.231 335.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ea83d5',
    500: '#db42c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #db42c2;
$custom-light: #ea83d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#db42c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 219,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.804,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64181,
    "c": 0.23064,
    "h": 335.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.22852
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DB42C2

secondary

#9DDCA7

accent

#EB593D

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FDF0FA

border

#D5CBD3

text

#170C14

muted

#857D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #DB42C2

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

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