#DF42E2#DF42E2

#DF42E2 is a light, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.256 H 327.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#DF42E2
RGB	rgb(223, 66, 226)
HSL	hsl(299, 73%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(299, 71%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.3%, 70.8%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.15, 77.56, -49.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.15, 92.27, 327.19°)
OKLab	oklab(66.42% 0.215 -0.1387)
OKLCH	oklch(66.42% 0.256 327.2)
XYZ	xyz(46.1064, 25.0786, 74.3490)
Luminance	0.2507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#DF42E2 #45E242

analogous

#8F42E2 #DF42E2 #E24295

triadic

#DF42E2 #E2DF42 #42E2DF

tetradic

#DF42E2 #E28F42 #45E242 #4295E2

square

#DF42E2 #E28F42 #45E242 #4295E2

split-complementary

#DF42E2 #95E242 #42E28F

monochromatic

#911793 #C51FC8 #DF42E2 #E877EA #F1ACF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.49

#DF42E2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.01

#DF42E2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #DF42E2

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##DF42E2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##DF42E2	1.00	3.49	6.01	6.01
#FFFFFF	3.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.01	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F7CE6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A90DE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#E55B8E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #df42e2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(223, 66, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.256 327.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ed85ec',
    500: '#df42e2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #df42e2;
$custom-light: #ed85ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#df42e2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 223,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.875,
    "s": 73.394,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66424,
    "c": 0.25584,
    "h": 327.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.25075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#DF42E2

secondary

#A1E09F

accent

#F0383B

background

#FFF8FE

surface

#FEF0FD

border

#D6CBD5

text

#170C16

muted

#857D84

Preview Lab

Preview with #DF42E2

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