#DC42CF#DC42CF
#DC42CF is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.240 H 331.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DC42CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(220, 66, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(305, 69%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(305, 70%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70%, 5.9%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.71, 73.94, -41.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.71, 84.81, 330.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.98% 0.2115 -0.1142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.98% 0.24 331.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7259, 23.6205, 61.3283) |
| Luminance | 0.2362 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 1.86
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 2.62
Fuchsia (survey)
#ED0DD9
ΔE00 3.26
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.57
Pink Purple
#EF1DE7
ΔE00 3.96
Hot Magenta
#F504C9
ΔE00 4.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DC42CF #42DC4F
analogous
#9C42DC #DC42CF #DC4282
triadic
#DC42CF #CFDC42 #42CFDC
tetradic
#DC42CF #DC9C42 #42DC4F #4282DC
square
#DC42CF #DC9C42 #42DC4F #4282DC
split-complementary
#DC42CF #82DC42 #42DC9C
monochromatic
#8A1A81 #BE23B1 #DC42CF #E676DC #EFA9E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.67
#DC42CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.72
#DC42CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DC42CF
5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DC42CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DC42CF | 1.00 | 3.67 | 5.72 | 5.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3778D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#728DCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E55384
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dc42cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(220, 66, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.240 331.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eb84de',
500: '#dc42cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dc42cf; $custom-light: #eb84de; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dc42cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 220,
"g": 66,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 305.065,
"s": 68.75,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64979,
"c": 0.24038,
"h": 331.6
},
"luminance": 0.23617
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DC42CF
secondary
#9DDDA2
accent
#EC4B3C
background
#FEF8FD
surface
#FDF0FB
border
#D5CBD4
text
#170C15
muted
#857D83