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#CD40A3

#cd40a3 ≈ Mulberry

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd40a3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 25.1% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 68.78% magenta, 20.49% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 317.87°, with 58.51% saturation and 52.75% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Mulberry (#c54b8c), ΔE 5.29.

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Relative luminance0.1929

Complementary

  1. #cd40a3
  2. #40cd6a

Split complementary

  1. #cd40a3
  2. #5dcd40
  3. #40cdb1

Analogous

  1. #b140cd
  2. #cd40a3
  3. #cd405d

Triadic

  1. #cd40a3
  2. #a3cd40
  3. #40a3cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd40a3
  2. #cd6a40
  3. #40cd6a
  4. #40a3cd

Square

  1. #cd40a3
  2. #cdb140
  3. #40cd6a
  4. #405dcd

Monochromatic

  1. #5c1848
  2. #992877
  3. #cd40a3
  4. #dd7dc0
  5. #edb9dd

Shades

#cd40a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd40a3
  2. #b93a93
  3. #a43382
  4. #902d72
  5. #7b2662
  6. #672052
  7. #521a41
  8. #3e1331
  9. #290d21
  10. #150610
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd40a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd40a3
  2. #d253ac
  3. #d766b5
  4. #dc79bf
  5. #e18cc8
  6. #e6a0d1
  7. #ebb3da
  8. #f0c6e3
  9. #f5d9ed
  10. #faecf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd40a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd40a3
  2. #c546a0
  3. #be4d9c
  4. #b65399
  5. #ae5a95
  6. #a76092
  7. #9f668e
  8. #976d8b
  9. #8f7387
  10. #887a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2678c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c6ba6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7782a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9426c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #925da5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a16da1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d54185 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd40a3 {
  color: #cd40a3;
}
Background
.bg-cd40a3 {
  background-color: #cd40a3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd40a3 {
  border: 2px solid #cd40a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd40a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 64 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 318 59% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd40a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd40a3, #cd405d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd40a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 64 163 / 0.35);
}

#c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 5.29 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 7.33 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 7.84 #fe28a2 Persian Rose ΔE 8.88 #cf3476 Telemagenta ΔE 9.70 #ff1493 Deep Pink ΔE 10.01 #cf71af Sky Magenta ΔE 10.24 #32bf5c Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Mulberry
#cd40a3  rgb(205, 64, 163)  hsl(318, 59%, 53%)  Mulberry
#40cd6a  rgb(64, 205, 106)  hsl(138, 59%, 53%)  Emerald
#a3cd40  rgb(163, 205, 64)  hsl(78, 59%, 53%)  Yellow Green
#40a3cd  rgb(64, 163, 205)  hsl(198, 59%, 53%)  Carolina Blue