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#C40E8A

#c40e8a ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c40e8a is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 5.49% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.86% magenta, 29.59% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 319.12°, with 86.67% saturation and 41.18% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 1.68.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1388

Complementary

  1. #c40e8a
  2. #0ec448

Split complementary

  1. #c40e8a
  2. #2fc40e
  3. #0ec4a3

Analogous

  1. #a30ec4
  2. #c40e8a
  3. #c40e2f

Triadic

  1. #c40e8a
  2. #8ac40e
  3. #0e8ac4

Tetradic

  1. #c40e8a
  2. #c4480e
  3. #0ec448
  4. #0e8ac4

Square

  1. #c40e8a
  2. #c4a30e
  3. #0ec448
  4. #0e2fc4

Monochromatic

  1. #350425
  2. #7d0958
  3. #c40e8a
  4. #f02eb2
  5. #f576cd

Shades

#c40e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c40e8a
  2. #b00d7c
  3. #9d0b6e
  4. #890a61
  5. #760853
  6. #620745
  7. #4e0637
  8. #3b0429
  9. #27031c
  10. #14010e
  11. #000000

Tints

#c40e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c40e8a
  2. #ca2696
  3. #d03ea1
  4. #d656ad
  5. #dc6eb9
  6. #e287c5
  7. #e79fd0
  8. #edb7dc
  9. #f3cfe8
  10. #f9e7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c40e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c40e8a
  2. #bd1989
  3. #b62588
  4. #b03087
  5. #a93c86
  6. #a24785
  7. #9b5284
  8. #945e83
  9. #8e6982
  10. #877581
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #965277 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #36558d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c7286 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d20051 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #87438c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #975b88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd026c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c40e8a {
  color: #c40e8a;
}
Background
.bg-c40e8a {
  background-color: #c40e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c40e8a {
  border: 2px solid #c40e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c40e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 14 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 319 87% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c40e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c40e8a, #c40e2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c40e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 14 138 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 1.68 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.00 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 8.54 #a50b5e Jazzberry Jam ΔE 9.35 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.40 #d71868 Dogwood Rose ΔE 10.61 #873260 Boysenberry ΔE 12.23 #3bf175 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c40e8a  rgb(196, 14, 138)  hsl(319, 87%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#0ec448  rgb(14, 196, 72)  hsl(139, 87%, 41%)  Lime Green
#8ac40e  rgb(138, 196, 14)  hsl(79, 87%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#0e8ac4  rgb(14, 138, 196)  hsl(199, 87%, 41%)  Steel Blue