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#D40BDD

#d40bdd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#d40bdd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.14% red, 4.31% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.07% cyan, 95.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 297.43°, with 90.52% saturation and 45.49% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.2.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1946

Complementary

  1. #d40bdd
  2. #14dd0b

Split complementary

  1. #d40bdd
  2. #7ddd0b
  3. #0bdd6b

Analogous

  1. #6b0bdd
  2. #d40bdd
  3. #dd0b7d

Triadic

  1. #d40bdd
  2. #ddd40b
  3. #0bddd4

Tetradic

  1. #d40bdd
  2. #dd0b14
  3. #14dd0b
  4. #0bddd4

Square

  1. #d40bdd
  2. #dd6b0b
  3. #14dd0b
  4. #0b7ddd

Monochromatic

  1. #48044b
  2. #8e0794
  3. #d40bdd
  4. #ee3ff5
  5. #f488f9

Shades

#d40bdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d40bdd
  2. #bf0ac7
  3. #aa09b1
  4. #94089b
  5. #7f0785
  6. #6a066f
  7. #550458
  8. #400342
  9. #2a022c
  10. #150116
  11. #000000

Tints

#d40bdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d40bdd
  2. #d823e0
  3. #dd3ce4
  4. #e154e7
  5. #e56deb
  6. #ea85ee
  7. #ee9df1
  8. #f2b6f5
  9. #f6cef8
  10. #fbe7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d40bdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d40bdd
  2. #cc17d4
  3. #c322ca
  4. #bb2ec1
  5. #b23ab8
  6. #aa46af
  7. #a251a5
  8. #995d9c
  9. #916993
  10. #887489
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a660ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ce2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5081d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d94483 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8655e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9766db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d736ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d40bdd {
  color: #d40bdd;
}
Background
.bg-d40bdd {
  background-color: #d40bdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d40bdd {
  border: 2px solid #d40bdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d40bdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 212 11 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 91% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d40bdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d40bdd, #dd0b7d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d40bdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(212 11 221 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.20 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.72 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.84 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.84 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.07 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.14 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.88 #2bf422 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#d40bdd  rgb(212, 11, 221)  hsl(297, 91%, 45%)  Electric Purple
#14dd0b  rgb(20, 221, 11)  hsl(117, 91%, 45%)  Lime Green
#ddd40b  rgb(221, 212, 11)  hsl(57, 91%, 45%)  Citrine
#0bddd4  rgb(11, 221, 212)  hsl(177, 91%, 45%)  Bright Turquoise