#DC42AD#DC42AD
#DC42AD is a light, highly saturated pink. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.218 H 342.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC42AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 66, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(318, 69%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(318, 70%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70%, 21.4%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.17, 69.12, -24.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.17, 73.27, 340.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.37% 0.2076 -0.0651) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.37% 0.218 342.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0075, 22.1331, 41.7449) |
| Luminance | 0.2213 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Purplish Pink
#CE5DAE
ΔE00 4.31
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 4.91
Bright Pink
#FE01B1
ΔE00 5.06
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 5.27
Hot Magenta
#F504C9
ΔE00 5.46
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC42AD #42DC71
analogous
#BE42DC #DC42AD #DC4260
triadic
#DC42AD #ADDC42 #42ADDC
tetradic
#DC42AD #DCBE42 #42DC71 #4260DC
square
#DC42AD #DCBE42 #42DC71 #4260DC
split-complementary
#DC42AD #60DC42 #42DCBE
monochromatic
#8A1A68 #BE238F #DC42AD #E676C3 #EFA9DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.87
#DC42AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.43
#DC42AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC42AD
5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC42AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC42AD | 1.00 | 3.87 | 5.43 | 5.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5071B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#808BA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EA4372
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc42ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 66, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.218 342.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eb83c5',
500: '#dc42ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc42ad; $custom-light: #eb83c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc42ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 66,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 318.312,
"s": 68.75,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63365,
"c": 0.21756,
"h": 342.6
},
"luminance": 0.22129
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC42AD
secondary
#9DDDB1
accent
#EC723C
background
#FEF8FC
surface
#FDF0F8
border
#D5CBD1
text
#170C13
muted
#857D82