#DD42CD#DD42CD
#DD42CD is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.239 H 332.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DD42CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(221, 66, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(306, 70%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(306, 70%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 7.2%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.77, 73.87, -40.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.77, 84.14, 331.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.02% 0.2124 -0.1106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.02% 0.239 332.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7866, 23.6798, 60.0630) |
| Luminance | 0.2368 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 2.26
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 2.30
Fuchsia (survey)
#ED0DD9
ΔE00 3.34
Pinky Purple
#C94CBE
ΔE00 3.54
Hot Magenta
#F504C9
ΔE00 4.07
Pink Purple
#EF1DE7
ΔE00 4.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DD42CD #42DD52
analogous
#A042DD #DD42CD #DD4280
triadic
#DD42CD #CDDD42 #42CDDD
tetradic
#DD42CD #DDA042 #42DD52 #4280DD
square
#DD42CD #DDA042 #42DD52 #4280DD
split-complementary
#DD42CD #80DD42 #42DDA0
monochromatic
#8C1980 #BF22AF #DD42CD #E676DB #F0AAE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.66
#DD42CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.74
#DD42CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DD42CD
5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DD42CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DD42CD | 1.00 | 3.66 | 5.74 | 5.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3A78D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#748DC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E65283
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #dd42cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(221, 66, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.239 332.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#eb84dc',
500: '#dd42cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #dd42cd; $custom-light: #eb84dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#dd42cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 221,
"g": 66,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 306.194,
"s": 69.507,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65021,
"c": 0.23946,
"h": 332.5
},
"luminance": 0.23676
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DD42CD
secondary
#9DDDA4
accent
#EC4E3B
background
#FEF8FD
surface
#FDF0FB
border
#D5CBD4
text
#170C15
muted
#857D83