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#C40EA0

#c40ea0 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c40ea0 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 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.86% magenta, 18.37% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 311.87°, 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 5.64.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1459

Complementary

  1. #c40ea0
  2. #0ec432

Split complementary

  1. #c40ea0
  2. #45c40e
  3. #0ec48d

Analogous

  1. #8d0ec4
  2. #c40ea0
  3. #c40e45

Triadic

  1. #c40ea0
  2. #a0c40e
  3. #0ea0c4

Tetradic

  1. #c40ea0
  2. #c4320e
  3. #0ec432
  4. #0ea0c4

Square

  1. #c40ea0
  2. #c48d0e
  3. #0ec432
  4. #0e45c4

Monochromatic

  1. #35042b
  2. #7d0966
  3. #c40ea0
  4. #f02eca
  5. #f576dc

Shades

#c40ea0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c40ea0
  2. #b00d90
  3. #9d0b80
  4. #890a70
  5. #760860
  6. #620750
  7. #4e0640
  8. #3b0430
  9. #270320
  10. #140110
  11. #000000

Tints

#c40ea0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c40ea0
  2. #ca26aa
  3. #d03eb3
  4. #d656bd
  5. #dc6ec6
  6. #e287d0
  7. #e79fd9
  8. #edb7e3
  9. #f3cfec
  10. #f9e7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c40ea0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c40ea0
  2. #bd199d
  3. #b6259a
  4. #b03096
  5. #a93c93
  6. #a24790
  7. #9b528d
  8. #945e8a
  9. #8e6986
  10. #877583
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975483 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #235aa3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #64749c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d01e5e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8447a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #945c9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb187e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c40ea0 {
  color: #c40ea0;
}
Background
.bg-c40ea0 {
  background-color: #c40ea0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c40ea0 {
  border: 2px solid #c40ea0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c40ea0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 14 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 312 87% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c40ea0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c40ea0, #c40e45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c40ea0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 14 160 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 5.64 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.71 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.93 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.34 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.86 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 11.88 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.92 #3bf15f Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c40ea0  rgb(196, 14, 160)  hsl(312, 87%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#0ec432  rgb(14, 196, 50)  hsl(132, 87%, 41%)  Lime Green
#a0c40e  rgb(160, 196, 14)  hsl(72, 87%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#0ea0c4  rgb(14, 160, 196)  hsl(192, 87%, 41%)  Bondi Blue