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#D40CD8

#d40cd8 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#d40cd8 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 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.85% cyan, 94.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 298.82°, with 89.47% saturation and 44.71% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.78.

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Relative luminance0.1922

Complementary

  1. #d40cd8
  2. #10d80c

Split complementary

  1. #d40cd8
  2. #76d80c
  3. #0cd86e

Analogous

  1. #6e0cd8
  2. #d40cd8
  3. #d80c76

Triadic

  1. #d40cd8
  2. #d8d40c
  3. #0cd8d4

Tetradic

  1. #d40cd8
  2. #d80c10
  3. #10d80c
  4. #0cd8d4

Square

  1. #d40cd8
  2. #d86e0c
  3. #10d80c
  4. #0c76d8

Monochromatic

  1. #460447
  2. #8d0890
  3. #d40cd8
  4. #f13cf4
  5. #f685f8

Shades

#d40cd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d40cd8
  2. #bf0bc2
  3. #aa0aad
  4. #940897
  5. #7f0782
  6. #6a066c
  7. #550556
  8. #400441
  9. #2a022b
  10. #150116
  11. #000000

Tints

#d40cd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d40cd8
  2. #d824dc
  3. #dd3de0
  4. #e155e4
  5. #e56de8
  6. #ea86ec
  7. #ee9eef
  8. #f2b6f3
  9. #f6cef7
  10. #fbe7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d40cd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d40cd8
  2. #cc18cf
  3. #c323c6
  4. #bb2fbe
  5. #b23ab5
  6. #aa46ac
  7. #a252a3
  8. #995d9a
  9. #916992
  10. #887489
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a560a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5481d4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da4180 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8754db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9966d6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d833aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d40cd8 {
  color: #d40cd8;
}
Background
.bg-d40cd8 {
  background-color: #d40cd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d40cd8 {
  border: 2px solid #d40cd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d40cd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 212 12 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 89% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d40cd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d40cd8, #d80c76);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d40cd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(212 12 216 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.78 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.81 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.15 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.15 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.72 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.16 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.63 #2bf327 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#d40cd8  rgb(212, 12, 216)  hsl(299, 89%, 45%)  Electric Purple
#10d80c  rgb(16, 216, 12)  hsl(119, 89%, 45%)  Lime Green
#d8d40c  rgb(216, 212, 12)  hsl(59, 89%, 45%)  Citrine
#0cd8d4  rgb(12, 216, 212)  hsl(179, 89%, 45%)  Medium Turquoise