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#C40CBB

#c40cbb ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c40cbb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 4.71% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.88% magenta, 4.59% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 302.93°, with 88.46% saturation and 40.78% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 8.5.

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Relative luminance0.1559

Complementary

  1. #c40cbb
  2. #0cc415

Split complementary

  1. #c40cbb
  2. #5fc40c
  3. #0cc471

Analogous

  1. #710cc4
  2. #c40cbb
  3. #c40c5f

Triadic

  1. #c40cbb
  2. #bbc40c
  3. #0cbbc4

Tetradic

  1. #c40cbb
  2. #c4150c
  3. #0cc415
  4. #0cbbc4

Square

  1. #c40cbb
  2. #c4710c
  3. #0cc415
  4. #0c5fc4

Monochromatic

  1. #340331
  2. #7c0876
  3. #c40cbb
  4. #f22ae8
  5. #f673f0

Shades

#c40cbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c40cbb
  2. #b00ba8
  3. #9d0a96
  4. #890883
  5. #760770
  6. #62065e
  7. #4e054b
  8. #3b0438
  9. #270225
  10. #140113
  11. #000000

Tints

#c40cbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c40cbb
  2. #ca24c2
  3. #d03dc9
  4. #d655cf
  5. #dc6dd6
  6. #e286dd
  7. #e79ee4
  8. #edb6eb
  9. #f3cef1
  10. #f9e7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c40cbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c40cbb
  2. #bd18b5
  3. #b623af
  4. #b02fa9
  5. #a93aa3
  6. #a2469e
  7. #9b5298
  8. #945d92
  9. #8e698c
  10. #877486
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #985793 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5676b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc336e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f4bbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f5db9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c92893 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c40cbb {
  color: #c40cbb;
}
Background
.bg-c40cbb {
  background-color: #c40cbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c40cbb {
  border: 2px solid #c40cbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c40cbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 12 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 303 88% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c40cbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c40cbb, #c40c5f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c40cbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 12 187 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.50 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.53 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.39 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 9.63 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 10.07 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.74 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.86 #3bf344 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Purpureus
#c40cbb  rgb(196, 12, 187)  hsl(303, 88%, 41%)  Purpureus
#0cc415  rgb(12, 196, 21)  hsl(123, 88%, 41%)  Lime Green
#bbc40c  rgb(187, 196, 12)  hsl(63, 88%, 41%)  Pear
#0cbbc4  rgb(12, 187, 196)  hsl(183, 88%, 41%)  Tiffany Blue