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#C40CD2

#c40cd2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#c40cd2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 4.71% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.67% cyan, 94.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 295.76°, with 89.19% saturation and 43.53% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.16.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1665

Complementary

  1. #c40cd2
  2. #1ad20c

Split complementary

  1. #c40cd2
  2. #7dd20c
  3. #0cd261

Analogous

  1. #610cd2
  2. #c40cd2
  3. #d20c7d

Triadic

  1. #c40cd2
  2. #d2c40c
  3. #0cd2c4

Tetradic

  1. #c40cd2
  2. #d20c1a
  3. #1ad20c
  4. #0cd2c4

Square

  1. #c40cd2
  2. #d2610c
  3. #1ad20c
  4. #0c7dd2

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0441
  2. #80088a
  3. #c40cd2
  4. #e637f4
  5. #ef7ff8

Shades

#c40cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c40cd2
  2. #b00bbd
  3. #9d0aa8
  4. #890893
  5. #76077e
  6. #620669
  7. #4e0554
  8. #3b043f
  9. #27022a
  10. #140115
  11. #000000

Tints

#c40cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c40cd2
  2. #ca24d7
  3. #d03ddb
  4. #d655e0
  5. #dc6de4
  6. #e286e9
  7. #e79eed
  8. #edb6f2
  9. #f3cef6
  10. #f9e7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c40cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c40cd2
  2. #bd18ca
  3. #b623c2
  4. #b02fb9
  5. #a93ab1
  6. #a246a9
  7. #9b52a1
  8. #945d99
  9. #8e6990
  10. #877488
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #995aa1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4578ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8427c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a50d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b5fd0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c634a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c40cd2 {
  color: #c40cd2;
}
Background
.bg-c40cd2 {
  background-color: #c40cd2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c40cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #c40cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c40cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 12 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 89% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c40cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c40cd2, #d20c7d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c40cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 12 210 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.16 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.14 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.91 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.96 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.09 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.55 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.36 #3bf32d Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c40cd2  rgb(196, 12, 210)  hsl(296, 89%, 44%)  Electric Purple
#1ad20c  rgb(26, 210, 12)  hsl(116, 89%, 44%)  Lime Green
#d2c40c  rgb(210, 196, 12)  hsl(56, 89%, 44%)  Citrine
#0cd2c4  rgb(12, 210, 196)  hsl(176, 89%, 44%)  Turquoise