#DD40C6#DD40C6
#DD40C6 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.237 H 334.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD40C6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 64, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 70%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 71%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71%, 10.4%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.20, 73.49, -37.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.20, 82.36, 333.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.5% 0.2138 -0.1016) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.5% 0.237 334.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8457, 23.1198, 55.6738) |
| Luminance | 0.2312 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 2.28
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.22
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 3.34
Hot Magenta
#F504C9
ΔE00 3.67
Fuchsia (survey)
#ED0DD9
ΔE00 3.74
Purpley Pink
#C83CB9
ΔE00 4.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD40C6 #40DD57
analogous
#A540DD #DD40C6 #DD4077
triadic
#DD40C6 #C6DD40 #40C6DD
tetradic
#DD40C6 #DDA540 #40DD57 #4077DD
square
#DD40C6 #DDA540 #40DD57 #4077DD
split-complementary
#DD40C6 #77DD40 #40DDA5
monochromatic
#8A1979 #BE22A7 #DD40C6 #E674D6 #EFA8E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#DD40C6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.62
#DD40C6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD40C6
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD40C6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD40C6 | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.62 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3E75CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#768CC2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E74D7F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd40c6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 64, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.237 334.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ec83d7',
500: '#dd40c6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd40c6; $custom-light: #ec83d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd40c6",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 64,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 308.79,
"s": 69.778,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.645,
"c": 0.23675,
"h": 334.6
},
"luminance": 0.23116
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD40C6
secondary
#9CDDA5
accent
#ED553B
background
#FEF8FD
surface
#FDF0FA
border
#D5CBD3
text
#170C14
muted
#857D83