#DF42E0#DF42E0
#DF42E0 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.254 H 327.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #DF42E0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(223, 66, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 72%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 71%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.4%, 70.5%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.05, 77.24, -49.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.05, 91.49, 327.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.31% 0.215 -0.1359) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.31% 0.254 327.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.8336, 24.9695, 72.9121) |
| Luminance | 0.2497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Purple
#D648D7
ΔE00 1.65
Pink Purple
#EF1DE7
ΔE00 2.63
Fuchsia (survey)
#ED0DD9
ΔE00 3.52
Heliotrope
#D94FF5
ΔE00 3.76
Purple Pink
#D725DE
ΔE00 4.14
Purpleish Pink
#DF4EC8
ΔE00 4.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#DF42E0 #43E042
analogous
#9042E0 #DF42E0 #E04292
triadic
#DF42E0 #E0DF42 #42E0DF
tetradic
#DF42E0 #E09042 #43E042 #4292E0
square
#DF42E0 #E09042 #43E042 #4292E0
split-complementary
#DF42E0 #92E042 #42E090
monochromatic
#8F1890 #C420C5 #DF42E0 #E877E9 #F1ABF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#DF42E0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#DF42E0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #DF42E0
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##DF42E0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##DF42E0 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#237CE4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B90DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E65A8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #df42e0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 66, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.254 327.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ed85ea',
500: '#df42e0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #df42e0; $custom-light: #ed85ea; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#df42e0",
"rgb": {
"r": 223,
"g": 66,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 299.62,
"s": 71.818,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66314,
"c": 0.25435,
"h": 327.7
},
"luminance": 0.24966
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#DF42E0
secondary
#9FDF9F
accent
#EF393A
background
#FFF8FE
surface
#FEF0FD
border
#D6CBD5
text
#170C16
muted
#857D84