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#C440EA

#c440ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c440ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 25.1% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.24% cyan, 72.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 286.59°, with 80.19% saturation and 58.43% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.2134

Complementary

  1. #c440ea
  2. #66ea40

Split complementary

  1. #c440ea
  2. #bbea40
  3. #40ea6f

Analogous

  1. #6f40ea
  2. #c440ea
  3. #ea40bb

Triadic

  1. #c440ea
  2. #eac440
  3. #40eac4

Tetradic

  1. #c440ea
  2. #ea4066
  3. #66ea40
  4. #40eac4

Square

  1. #c440ea
  2. #ea6f40
  3. #66ea40
  4. #40bbea

Monochromatic

  1. #690e83
  2. #a016c8
  3. #c440ea
  4. #d985f2
  5. #efcaf9

Shades

#c440ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c440ea
  2. #b03ad3
  3. #9d33bb
  4. #892da4
  5. #76268c
  6. #622075
  7. #4e1a5e
  8. #3b1346
  9. #270d2f
  10. #140617
  11. #000000

Tints

#c440ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c440ea
  2. #ca53ec
  3. #d066ee
  4. #d679f0
  5. #dc8cf2
  6. #e2a0f5
  7. #e7b3f7
  8. #edc6f9
  9. #f3d9fb
  10. #f9ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c440ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c440ea
  2. #bd46df
  3. #b64dd5
  4. #b053ca
  5. #a95ac0
  6. #a260b5
  7. #9b66aa
  8. #946da0
  9. #8e7395
  10. #877a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f6cb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4583e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c26392 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c66ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b6ee8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c357bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c440ea {
  color: #c440ea;
}
Background
.bg-c440ea {
  background-color: #c440ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c440ea {
  border: 2px solid #c440ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c440ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 64 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c440ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c440ea, #ea40bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c440ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 64 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.20 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.42 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.81 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.81 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.46 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.20 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.38 #3bbf15 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c440ea  rgb(196, 64, 234)  hsl(287, 80%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#66ea40  rgb(102, 234, 64)  hsl(107, 80%, 58%)  Neon Green
#eac440  rgb(234, 196, 64)  hsl(47, 80%, 58%)  Saffron
#40eac4  rgb(64, 234, 196)  hsl(167, 80%, 58%)  Aquamarine