#DD40C4#DD40C4

#DD40C4 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.235 H 335.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DD40C4
RGB	rgb(221, 64, 196)
HSL	hsl(310, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(310, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71%, 11.3%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.10, 73.20, -36.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.10, 81.66, 333.70°)
OKLab	oklab(64.4% 0.2136 -0.0988)
OKLCH	oklch(64.4% 0.235 335.2)
XYZ	xyz(41.6165, 23.0281, 54.4669)
Luminance	0.2302 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DD40C4 #40DD59

analogous

#A740DD #DD40C4 #DD4075

triadic

#DD40C4 #C4DD40 #40C4DD

tetradic

#DD40C4 #DDA740 #40DD59 #4075DD

square

#DD40C4 #DDA740 #40DD59 #4075DD

split-complementary

#DD40C4 #75DD40 #40DDA7

monochromatic

#8A1978 #BE22A5 #DD40C4 #E674D4 #EFA8E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.75

#DD40C4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.60

#DD40C4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DD40C4

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DD40C4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DD40C4	1.00	3.75	5.60	5.60
#FFFFFF	3.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4075C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#778CC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E84C7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #dd40c4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 64, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.235 335.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ec83d6',
    500: '#dd40c4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #dd40c4;
$custom-light: #ec83d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#dd40c4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 221,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.554,
    "s": 69.778,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64402,
    "c": 0.23537,
    "h": 335.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DD40C4

secondary

#9CDDA6

accent

#ED573B

background

#FEF8FD

surface

#FDF0FA

border

#D5CBD3

text

#170C14

muted

#857D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #DD40C4

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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