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#C040EA

#c040ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c040ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 25.1% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.95% cyan, 72.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 285.18°, with 80.19% saturation and 58.43% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.37.

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Relative luminance0.2081

Complementary

  1. #c040ea
  2. #6aea40

Split complementary

  1. #c040ea
  2. #bfea40
  3. #40ea6b

Analogous

  1. #6b40ea
  2. #c040ea
  3. #ea40bf

Triadic

  1. #c040ea
  2. #eac040
  3. #40eac0

Tetradic

  1. #c040ea
  2. #ea406a
  3. #6aea40
  4. #40eac0

Square

  1. #c040ea
  2. #ea6b40
  3. #6aea40
  4. #40bfea

Monochromatic

  1. #660e83
  2. #9c16c8
  3. #c040ea
  4. #d785f2
  5. #edcaf9

Shades

#c040ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c040ea
  2. #ad3ad3
  3. #9a33bb
  4. #862da4
  5. #73268c
  6. #602075
  7. #4d1a5e
  8. #3a1346
  9. #260d2f
  10. #130617
  11. #000000

Tints

#c040ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c040ea
  2. #c653ec
  3. #cd66ee
  4. #d379f0
  5. #d98cf2
  6. #e0a0f5
  7. #e6b3f7
  8. #ecc6f9
  9. #f2d9fb
  10. #f9ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c040ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c040ea
  2. #ba46df
  3. #b34dd5
  4. #ad53ca
  5. #a65ac0
  6. #a060b5
  7. #9a66aa
  8. #936da0
  9. #8d7395
  10. #867a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d6ab4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f81e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd6492 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7965ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #876de8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be58bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c040ea {
  color: #c040ea;
}
Background
.bg-c040ea {
  background-color: #c040ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c040ea {
  border: 2px solid #c040ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c040ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 64 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c040ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c040ea, #ea40bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c040ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 64 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.37 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.95 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.18 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.51 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.51 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.52 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.70 #3fbf15 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c040ea  rgb(192, 64, 234)  hsl(285, 80%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#6aea40  rgb(106, 234, 64)  hsl(105, 80%, 58%)  Neon Green
#eac040  rgb(234, 192, 64)  hsl(45, 80%, 58%)  Saffron
#40eac0  rgb(64, 234, 192)  hsl(165, 80%, 58%)  Aquamarine