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#C940FA

#c940fa ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c940fa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 25.1% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.6% cyan, 74.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 284.19°, with 94.9% saturation and 61.57% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.75.

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Relative luminance0.2299

Complementary

  1. #c940fa
  2. #71fa40

Split complementary

  1. #c940fa
  2. #cefa40
  3. #40fa6c

Analogous

  1. #6c40fa
  2. #c940fa
  3. #fa40ce

Triadic

  1. #c940fa
  2. #fac940
  3. #40fac9

Tetradic

  1. #c940fa
  2. #fa4071
  3. #71fa40
  4. #40fac9

Square

  1. #c940fa
  2. #fa6c40
  3. #71fa40
  4. #40cefa

Monochromatic

  1. #75049d
  2. #ac06e7
  3. #c940fa
  4. #de8bfc
  5. #f3d5fe

Shades

#c940fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c940fa
  2. #b53ae1
  3. #a133c8
  4. #8d2daf
  5. #792696
  6. #65207d
  7. #501a64
  8. #3c134b
  9. #280d32
  10. #140619
  11. #000000

Tints

#c940fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c940fa
  2. #ce53fb
  3. #d466fb
  4. #d979fc
  5. #df8cfc
  6. #e4a0fd
  7. #e9b3fd
  8. #efc6fe
  9. #f4d9fe
  10. #faecff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c940fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c940fa
  2. #c246ee
  3. #ba4de2
  4. #b353d5
  5. #ac5ac9
  6. #a560bd
  7. #9d66b1
  8. #966da5
  9. #8f7398
  10. #877a8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a46fbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3987f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c56a9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c69fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b71f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c75cc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c940fa {
  color: #c940fa;
}
Background
.bg-c940fa {
  background-color: #c940fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c940fa {
  border: 2px solid #c940fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c940fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 64 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 95% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c940fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c940fa, #fa40ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c940fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 64 250 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.75 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.79 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.91 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.91 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.34 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.34 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.09 #36bf05 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c940fa  rgb(201, 64, 250)  hsl(284, 95%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#71fa40  rgb(113, 250, 64)  hsl(104, 95%, 62%)  Neon Green
#fac940  rgb(250, 201, 64)  hsl(44, 95%, 62%)  Sunglow
#40fac9  rgb(64, 250, 201)  hsl(164, 95%, 62%)  Aquamarine