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#C40FA3

#c40fa3 ≈ Medium Violet Red

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c40fa3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 5.88% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.35% magenta, 16.84% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 310.94°, with 85.78% saturation and 41.37% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Violet Red (#c71585), ΔE 6.15.

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Web safe#cc0099
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Relative luminance0.1472

Complementary

  1. #c40fa3
  2. #0fc430

Split complementary

  1. #c40fa3
  2. #48c40f
  3. #0fc48a

Analogous

  1. #8a0fc4
  2. #c40fa3
  3. #c40f48

Triadic

  1. #c40fa3
  2. #a3c40f
  3. #0fa3c4

Tetradic

  1. #c40fa3
  2. #c4300f
  3. #0fc430
  4. #0fa3c4

Square

  1. #c40fa3
  2. #c48a0f
  3. #0fc430
  4. #0f48c4

Monochromatic

  1. #36042d
  2. #7d0a68
  3. #c40fa3
  4. #ef30cc
  5. #f577de

Shades

#c40fa3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c40fa3
  2. #b00e93
  3. #9d0c82
  4. #890b72
  5. #760962
  6. #620852
  7. #4e0641
  8. #3b0531
  9. #270321
  10. #140210
  11. #000000

Tints

#c40fa3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c40fa3
  2. #ca27ac
  3. #d03fb5
  4. #d657bf
  5. #dc6fc8
  6. #e287d1
  7. #e79fda
  8. #edb7e3
  9. #f3cfed
  10. #f9e7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c40fa3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c40fa3
  2. #bd1aa0
  3. #b6269c
  4. #b03199
  5. #a93c95
  6. #a24892
  7. #9b538e
  8. #945e8b
  9. #8e6987
  10. #877584
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #975585 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f5aa6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #62749f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf2160 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8447a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #945ca1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb1b80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c40fa3 {
  color: #c40fa3;
}
Background
.bg-c40fa3 {
  background-color: #c40fa3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c40fa3 {
  border: 2px solid #c40fa3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c40fa3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 15 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 311 86% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c40fa3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c40fa3, #c40f48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c40fa3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 15 163 / 0.35);
}

#c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 6.15 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.64 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 9.98 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.45 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.44 #8b008b Dark Magenta ΔE 11.93 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.94 #3bf05c Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Medium Violet Red
#c40fa3  rgb(196, 15, 163)  hsl(311, 86%, 41%)  Medium Violet Red
#0fc430  rgb(15, 196, 48)  hsl(131, 86%, 41%)  Lime Green
#a3c40f  rgb(163, 196, 15)  hsl(71, 86%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#0fa3c4  rgb(15, 163, 196)  hsl(191, 86%, 41%)  Bondi Blue