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#CC40EA

#cc40ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc40ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 25.1% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.82% cyan, 72.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 289.41°, 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.25.

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Relative luminance0.2244

Complementary

  1. #cc40ea
  2. #5eea40

Split complementary

  1. #cc40ea
  2. #b3ea40
  3. #40ea77

Analogous

  1. #7740ea
  2. #cc40ea
  3. #ea40b3

Triadic

  1. #cc40ea
  2. #eacc40
  3. #40eacc

Tetradic

  1. #cc40ea
  2. #ea405e
  3. #5eea40
  4. #40eacc

Square

  1. #cc40ea
  2. #ea7740
  3. #5eea40
  4. #40b3ea

Monochromatic

  1. #6e0e83
  2. #a816c8
  3. #cc40ea
  4. #de85f2
  5. #f1caf9

Shades

#cc40ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc40ea
  2. #b83ad3
  3. #a333bb
  4. #8f2da4
  5. #7a268c
  6. #662075
  7. #521a5e
  8. #3d1346
  9. #290d2f
  10. #140617
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc40ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc40ea
  2. #d153ec
  3. #d666ee
  4. #db79f0
  5. #e08cf2
  6. #e6a0f5
  7. #ebb3f7
  8. #f0c6f9
  9. #f5d9fb
  10. #faecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc40ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc40ea
  2. #c446df
  3. #bd4dd5
  4. #b553ca
  5. #ae5ac0
  6. #a660b5
  7. #9e66aa
  8. #976da0
  9. #8f7395
  10. #887a8b
  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 #a56eb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0079ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f87e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc6292 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8367ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9271e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc56bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc40ea {
  color: #cc40ea;
}
Background
.bg-cc40ea {
  background-color: #cc40ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc40ea {
  border: 2px solid #cc40ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc40ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 64 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc40ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc40ea, #ea40b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc40ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 64 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.25 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.53 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.43 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.43 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.17 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.45 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 10.62 #33bf15 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cc40ea  rgb(204, 64, 234)  hsl(289, 80%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#5eea40  rgb(94, 234, 64)  hsl(109, 80%, 58%)  Neon Green
#eacc40  rgb(234, 204, 64)  hsl(49, 80%, 58%)  Jonquil
#40eacc  rgb(64, 234, 204)  hsl(169, 80%, 58%)  Turquoise