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#C440FC

#c440fc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c440fc 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 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.22% cyan, 74.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 282.13°, with 96.91% saturation and 61.96% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.2.

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Relative luminance0.2243

Complementary

  1. #c440fc
  2. #78fc40

Split complementary

  1. #c440fc
  2. #d6fc40
  3. #40fc66

Analogous

  1. #6640fc
  2. #c440fc
  3. #fc40d6

Triadic

  1. #c440fc
  2. #fcc440
  3. #40fcc4

Tetradic

  1. #c440fc
  2. #fc4078
  3. #78fc40
  4. #40fcc4

Square

  1. #c440fc
  2. #fc6640
  3. #78fc40
  4. #40d6fc

Monochromatic

  1. #7103a0
  2. #a704ec
  3. #c440fc
  4. #db8bfd
  5. #f3d7fe

Shades

#c440fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c440fc
  2. #b03ae3
  3. #9d33ca
  4. #892db0
  5. #762697
  6. #62207e
  7. #4e1a65
  8. #3b134c
  9. #270d32
  10. #140619
  11. #000000

Tints

#c440fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c440fc
  2. #ca53fc
  3. #d066fd
  4. #d679fd
  5. #dc8cfd
  6. #e2a0fe
  7. #e7b3fe
  8. #edc6fe
  9. #f3d9fe
  10. #f9ecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c440fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c440fc
  2. #bd46f0
  3. #b64de3
  4. #b053d7
  5. #a95aca
  6. #a260be
  7. #9b66b2
  8. #946da5
  9. #8e7399
  10. #877a8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a16ebf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c85f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be6b9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7769ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8570fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c05dca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c440fc {
  color: #c440fc;
}
Background
.bg-c440fc {
  background-color: #c440fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c440fc {
  border: 2px solid #c440fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c440fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 64 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 97% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c440fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c440fc, #fc40d6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c440fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 64 252 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.20 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.03 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.79 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.79 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.08 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.28 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.98 #3bbf03 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#c440fc  rgb(196, 64, 252)  hsl(282, 97%, 62%)  Electric Purple
#78fc40  rgb(120, 252, 64)  hsl(102, 97%, 62%)  Lawn Green
#fcc440  rgb(252, 196, 64)  hsl(42, 97%, 62%)  Saffron
#40fcc4  rgb(64, 252, 196)  hsl(162, 97%, 62%)  Aquamarine