#DC40CE#DC40CE
#DC40CE is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.242 H 331.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC40CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 64, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(305, 69%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(305, 71%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.9%, 6.4%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.42, 74.45, -41.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.42, 85.20, 330.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.76% 0.2134 -0.1139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.76% 0.242 331.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.4892, 23.3421, 60.6482) |
| Luminance | 0.2334 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 2.04
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 2.76
Fuchsia (survey)
#ED0DD9
ΔE00 3.14
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.48
Pink Purple
#EF1DE7
ΔE00 4.01
Hot Magenta
#F504C9
ΔE00 4.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC40CE #40DC4E
analogous
#9C40DC #DC40CE #DC4080
triadic
#DC40CE #CEDC40 #40CEDC
tetradic
#DC40CE #DC9C40 #40DC4E #4080DC
square
#DC40CE #DC9C40 #40DC4E #4080DC
split-complementary
#DC40CE #80DC40 #40DC9C
monochromatic
#89197F #BC23AE #DC40CE #E574DB #EFA7E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.71
#DC40CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.67
#DC40CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC40CE
5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC40CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC40CE | 1.00 | 3.71 | 5.67 | 5.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3677D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#718CCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E55183
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc40ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 64, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.242 331.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eb83dd',
500: '#dc40ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc40ce; $custom-light: #eb83dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc40ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 64,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 305.385,
"s": 69.027,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64759,
"c": 0.24185,
"h": 331.9
},
"luminance": 0.23339
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC40CE
secondary
#9BDCA1
accent
#EC4C3C
background
#FEF8FD
surface
#FDF0FB
border
#D5CBD4
text
#170C15
muted
#857D83