#DB42C7#DB42C7

#DB42C7 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.234 H 333.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DB42C7
RGB	rgb(219, 66, 199)
HSL	hsl(308, 68%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(308, 70%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.9%, 9.1%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.16, 72.51, -37.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.16, 81.79, 332.45°)
OKLab	oklab(64.43% 0.21 -0.1036)
OKLCH	oklch(64.43% 0.234 333.7)
XYZ	xyz(41.4707, 23.0835, 56.2932)
Luminance	0.2308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DB42C7 #42DB56

analogous

#A242DB #DB42C7 #DB427A

triadic

#DB42C7 #C7DB42 #42C7DB

tetradic

#DB42C7 #DBA242 #42DB56 #427ADB

square

#DB42C7 #DBA242 #42DB56 #427ADB

split-complementary

#DB42C7 #7ADB42 #42DBA2

monochromatic

#891A7A #BC24A8 #DB42C7 #E575D6 #EFA9E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#DB42C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.62

#DB42C7 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DB42C7

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DB42C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DB42C7	1.00	3.74	5.62	5.62
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E76CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#758CC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E55080

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #db42c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(219, 66, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.234 333.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ea83d8',
    500: '#db42c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #db42c7;
$custom-light: #ea83d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#db42c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 219,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 307.843,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64427,
    "c": 0.23413,
    "h": 333.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.2308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DB42C7

secondary

#9DDCA5

accent

#EB543D

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FDF0FA

border

#D5CBD3

text

#170C14

muted

#857D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #DB42C7

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

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