#DC42CA#DC42CA
#DC42CA is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.237 H 333.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC42CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 66, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(307, 69%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(307, 70%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70%, 8.2%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.46, 73.19, -39.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.46, 82.96, 331.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.72% 0.2112 -0.1071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.72% 0.237 333.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.1243, 23.3798, 58.1598) |
| Luminance | 0.2338 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 2.25
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 2.61
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.23
Fuchsia (survey)
#ED0DD9
ΔE00 3.55
Hot Magenta
#F504C9
ΔE00 4.01
Pink Purple
#EF1DE7
ΔE00 4.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC42CA #42DC54
analogous
#A142DC #DC42CA #DC427D
triadic
#DC42CA #CADC42 #42CADC
tetradic
#DC42CA #DCA142 #42DC54 #427DDC
square
#DC42CA #DCA142 #42DC54 #427DDC
split-complementary
#DC42CA #7DDC42 #42DCA1
monochromatic
#8A1A7D #BE23AC #DC42CA #E676D8 #EFA9E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.70
#DC42CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#DC42CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC42CA
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC42CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC42CA | 1.00 | 3.70 | 5.68 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3C77CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#748DC6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E65181
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc42ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 66, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.237 333.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eb84da',
500: '#dc42ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc42ca; $custom-light: #eb84da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc42ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 66,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 307.013,
"s": 68.75,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64723,
"c": 0.2368,
"h": 333.1
},
"luminance": 0.23376
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC42CA
secondary
#9DDDA5
accent
#EC513C
background
#FEF8FD
surface
#FDF0FB
border
#D5CBD4
text
#170C15
muted
#857D83