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#C40FCD

#c40fcd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c40fcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.39% cyan, 92.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 297.16°, with 86.36% saturation and 43.14% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.88.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1649

Complementary

  1. #c40fcd
  2. #18cd0f

Split complementary

  1. #c40fcd
  2. #77cd0f
  3. #0fcd65

Analogous

  1. #650fcd
  2. #c40fcd
  3. #cd0f77

Triadic

  1. #c40fcd
  2. #cdc40f
  3. #0fcdc4

Tetradic

  1. #c40fcd
  2. #cd0f18
  3. #18cd0f
  4. #0fcdc4

Square

  1. #c40fcd
  2. #cd650f
  3. #18cd0f
  4. #0f77cd

Monochromatic

  1. #3c053e
  2. #800a86
  3. #c40fcd
  4. #e838f0
  5. #f07ff6

Shades

#c40fcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c40fcd
  2. #b00eb9
  3. #9d0ca4
  4. #890b90
  5. #76097b
  6. #620867
  7. #4e0652
  8. #3b053e
  9. #270329
  10. #140215
  11. #000000

Tints

#c40fcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c40fcd
  2. #ca27d2
  3. #d03fd7
  4. #d657dc
  5. #dc6fe1
  6. #e287e6
  7. #e79feb
  8. #edb7f0
  9. #f3cff5
  10. #f9e7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c40fcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c40fcd
  2. #bd1ac5
  3. #b626be
  4. #b031b6
  5. #a93cae
  6. #a248a7
  7. #9b539f
  8. #945e97
  9. #8e698f
  10. #877588
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99599e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a78c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c94079 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b4fd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c5fcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c733a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c40fcd {
  color: #c40fcd;
}
Background
.bg-c40fcd {
  background-color: #c40fcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c40fcd {
  border: 2px solid #c40fcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c40fcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 15 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 86% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c40fcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c40fcd, #cd0f77);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c40fcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 15 205 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.88 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.33 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.02 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.70 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.67 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 9.76 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.74 #3bf032 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c40fcd  rgb(196, 15, 205)  hsl(297, 86%, 43%)  Electric Purple
#18cd0f  rgb(24, 205, 15)  hsl(117, 86%, 43%)  Lime Green
#cdc40f  rgb(205, 196, 15)  hsl(57, 86%, 43%)  Citrine
#0fcdc4  rgb(15, 205, 196)  hsl(177, 86%, 43%)  Medium Turquoise