#DC42CD#DC42CD
#DC42CD is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.239 H 332.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC42CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 66, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(306, 69%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(306, 70%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70%, 6.8%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.61, 73.64, -40.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.61, 84.07, 331.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.88% 0.2114 -0.1114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.88% 0.239 332.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.4830, 23.5233, 60.0487) |
| Luminance | 0.2352 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 2.15
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 2.45
Fuchsia (survey)
#ED0DD9
ΔE00 3.35
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.41
Hot Magenta
#F504C9
ΔE00 4.18
Pink Purple
#EF1DE7
ΔE00 4.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC42CD #42DC51
analogous
#9E42DC #DC42CD #DC4280
triadic
#DC42CD #CDDC42 #42CDDC
tetradic
#DC42CD #DC9E42 #42DC51 #4280DC
square
#DC42CD #DC9E42 #42DC51 #4280DC
split-complementary
#DC42CD #80DC42 #42DC9E
monochromatic
#8A1A7F #BE23AF #DC42CD #E676DB #EFA9E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#DC42CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#DC42CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC42CD
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC42CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC42CD | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3977D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#738DC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E55283
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc42cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 66, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.239 332.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eb84dd',
500: '#dc42cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc42cd; $custom-light: #eb84dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc42cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 66,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 305.844,
"s": 68.75,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64876,
"c": 0.23894,
"h": 332.2
},
"luminance": 0.2352
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC42CD
secondary
#9DDDA3
accent
#EC4D3C
background
#FEF8FD
surface
#FDF0FB
border
#D5CBD4
text
#170C15
muted
#857D83