#DE42CE#DE42CE

#DE42CE is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.241 H 332.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DE42CE
RGB	rgb(222, 66, 206)
HSL	hsl(306, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(306, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.3%, 7.2%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.97, 74.24, -40.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.97, 84.58, 331.37°)
OKLab	oklab(65.22% 0.2134 -0.1113)
OKLCH	oklch(65.22% 0.241 332.5)
XYZ	xyz(43.2131, 23.8858, 60.7150)
Luminance	0.2388 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DE42CE #42DE52

analogous

#A042DE #DE42CE #DE4280

triadic

#DE42CE #CEDE42 #42CEDE

tetradic

#DE42CE #DEA042 #42DE52 #4280DE

square

#DE42CE #DEA042 #42DE52 #4280DE

split-complementary

#DE42CE #80DE42 #42DEA0

monochromatic

#8D1981 #C122B1 #DE42CE #E776DC #F0AAE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#DE42CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.78

#DE42CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DE42CE

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DE42CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DE42CE	1.00	3.64	5.78	5.78
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A78D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#748ECA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E75283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #de42ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(222, 66, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.241 332.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ec84dd',
    500: '#de42ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #de42ce;
$custom-light: #ec84dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#de42ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 222,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.154,
    "s": 70.27,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65217,
    "c": 0.2407,
    "h": 332.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23882
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DE42CE

secondary

#9EDEA4

accent

#ED4D3B

background

#FFF8FD

surface

#FEF0FB

border

#D6CBD4

text

#170C15

muted

#857D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #DE42CE

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

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