#DD42CC#DD42CC
#DD42CC is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.239 H 332.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD42CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 66, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(307, 70%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(307, 70%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 7.7%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.72, 73.72, -39.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.72, 83.77, 331.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.97% 0.2123 -0.1092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.97% 0.239 332.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.6663, 23.6317, 59.4293) |
| Luminance | 0.2363 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 2.22
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 2.41
Fuchsia (survey)
#ED0DD9
ΔE00 3.40
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.48
Hot Magenta
#F504C9
ΔE00 4.01
Pink Purple
#EF1DE7
ΔE00 4.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD42CC #42DD53
analogous
#A142DD #DD42CC #DD427F
triadic
#DD42CC #CCDD42 #42CCDD
tetradic
#DD42CC #DDA142 #42DD53 #427FDD
square
#DD42CC #DDA142 #42DD53 #427FDD
split-complementary
#DD42CC #7FDD42 #42DDA1
monochromatic
#8C197F #BF22AE #DD42CC #E676DA #F0AAE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.67
#DD42CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.73
#DD42CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD42CC
5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD42CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD42CC | 1.00 | 3.67 | 5.73 | 5.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3B77D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#748DC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E75182
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd42cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 66, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.239 332.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eb84dc',
500: '#dd42cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd42cc; $custom-light: #eb84dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd42cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 66,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 306.581,
"s": 69.507,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6497,
"c": 0.23875,
"h": 332.8
},
"luminance": 0.23628
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD42CC
secondary
#9DDDA4
accent
#EC4F3B
background
#FEF8FD
surface
#FDF0FB
border
#D5CBD4
text
#170C15
muted
#857D83