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#D40CD6

#d40cd6 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#d40cd6 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.14% red, 4.71% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.93% cyan, 94.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 299.41°, with 89.38% saturation and 44.31% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.88.

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Relative luminance0.1912

Complementary

  1. #d40cd6
  2. #0ed60c

Split complementary

  1. #d40cd6
  2. #73d60c
  3. #0cd66f

Analogous

  1. #6f0cd6
  2. #d40cd6
  3. #d60c73

Triadic

  1. #d40cd6
  2. #d6d40c
  3. #0cd6d4

Tetradic

  1. #d40cd6
  2. #d60c0e
  3. #0ed60c
  4. #0cd6d4

Square

  1. #d40cd6
  2. #d66f0c
  3. #0ed60c
  4. #0c73d6

Monochromatic

  1. #440445
  2. #8c088e
  3. #d40cd6
  4. #f23bf4
  5. #f783f8

Shades

#d40cd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d40cd6
  2. #bf0bc1
  3. #aa0aab
  4. #940896
  5. #7f0780
  6. #6a066b
  7. #550556
  8. #400440
  9. #2a022b
  10. #150115
  11. #000000

Tints

#d40cd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d40cd6
  2. #d824da
  3. #dd3dde
  4. #e155e2
  5. #e56de6
  6. #ea86eb
  7. #ee9eef
  8. #f2b6f3
  9. #f6cef7
  10. #fbe7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d40cd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d40cd6
  2. #cc18cd
  3. #c323c5
  4. #bb2fbc
  5. #b23ab4
  6. #aa46ab
  7. #a252a2
  8. #995d9a
  9. #916991
  10. #887489
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a560a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ada ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5581d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db407e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8754d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9966d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d832a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d40cd6 {
  color: #d40cd6;
}
Background
.bg-d40cd6 {
  background-color: #d40cd6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d40cd6 {
  border: 2px solid #d40cd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d40cd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 212 12 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 89% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d40cd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d40cd6, #d60c73);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d40cd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(212 12 214 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.88 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.02 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.30 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.30 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.59 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.18 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.54 #2bf329 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#d40cd6  rgb(212, 12, 214)  hsl(299, 89%, 44%)  Medium Orchid
#0ed60c  rgb(14, 214, 12)  hsl(119, 89%, 44%)  Lime Green
#d6d40c  rgb(214, 212, 12)  hsl(59, 89%, 44%)  Citrine
#0cd6d4  rgb(12, 214, 212)  hsl(179, 89%, 44%)  Medium Turquoise