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#D40AEF

#d40aef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#d40aef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.14% red, 3.92% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.3% cyan, 95.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 292.93°, with 91.97% saturation and 48.82% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.59.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.2045

Complementary

  1. #d40aef
  2. #25ef0a

Split complementary

  1. #d40aef
  2. #97ef0a
  3. #0aef62

Analogous

  1. #620aef
  2. #d40aef
  3. #ef0a97

Triadic

  1. #d40aef
  2. #efd40a
  3. #0aefd4

Tetradic

  1. #d40aef
  2. #ef0a25
  3. #25ef0a
  4. #0aefd4

Square

  1. #d40aef
  2. #ef620a
  3. #25ef0a
  4. #0a97ef

Monochromatic

  1. #52045c
  2. #9307a6
  3. #d40aef
  4. #e44ef8
  5. #ef97fb

Shades

#d40aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d40aef
  2. #bf09d7
  3. #aa08bf
  4. #9407a7
  5. #7f068f
  6. #6a0578
  7. #550460
  8. #400348
  9. #2a0230
  10. #150118
  11. #000000

Tints

#d40aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d40aef
  2. #d823f1
  3. #dd3bf2
  4. #e154f4
  5. #e56cf5
  6. #ea85f7
  7. #ee9df9
  8. #f2b6fa
  9. #f6cefc
  10. #fbe7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d40aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d40aef
  2. #cc16e4
  3. #c322d9
  4. #bb2dce
  5. #b239c3
  6. #aa45b8
  7. #a251ac
  8. #995da1
  9. #916896
  10. #88748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a763b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e83eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d64f8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8159f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9368ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d53ebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d40aef {
  color: #d40aef;
}
Background
.bg-d40aef {
  background-color: #d40aef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d40aef {
  border: 2px solid #d40aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d40aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 212 10 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 92% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d40aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d40aef, #ef0a97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d40aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(212 10 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.59 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.90 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.02 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.02 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.05 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.57 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.40 #2bf510 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#d40aef  rgb(212, 10, 239)  hsl(293, 92%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#25ef0a  rgb(37, 239, 10)  hsl(113, 92%, 49%)  Lime
#efd40a  rgb(239, 212, 10)  hsl(53, 92%, 49%)  Citrine
#0aefd4  rgb(10, 239, 212)  hsl(173, 92%, 49%)  Turquoise