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#D40CD9

#d40cd9 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#d40cd9 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 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.3% cyan, 94.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 298.54°, with 89.52% saturation and 44.9% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.66.

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Relative luminance0.1927

Complementary

  1. #d40cd9
  2. #11d90c

Split complementary

  1. #d40cd9
  2. #77d90c
  3. #0cd96e

Analogous

  1. #6e0cd9
  2. #d40cd9
  3. #d90c77

Triadic

  1. #d40cd9
  2. #d9d40c
  3. #0cd9d4

Tetradic

  1. #d40cd9
  2. #d90c11
  3. #11d90c
  4. #0cd9d4

Square

  1. #d40cd9
  2. #d96e0c
  3. #11d90c
  4. #0c77d9

Monochromatic

  1. #460448
  2. #8d0890
  3. #d40cd9
  4. #f03df4
  5. #f686f8

Shades

#d40cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d40cd9
  2. #bf0bc3
  3. #aa0aae
  4. #940898
  5. #7f0782
  6. #6a066d
  7. #550557
  8. #400441
  9. #2a022b
  10. #150116
  11. #000000

Tints

#d40cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d40cd9
  2. #d824dd
  3. #dd3de1
  4. #e155e4
  5. #e56de8
  6. #ea86ec
  7. #ee9ef0
  8. #f2b6f4
  9. #f6cef7
  10. #fbe7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d40cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d40cd9
  2. #cc18d0
  3. #c323c7
  4. #bb2fbe
  5. #b23ab5
  6. #aa46ad
  7. #a252a4
  8. #995d9b
  9. #916992
  10. #887489
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a660a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bde ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5381d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da4280 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8754dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9866d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d834ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d40cd9 {
  color: #d40cd9;
}
Background
.bg-d40cd9 {
  background-color: #d40cd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d40cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #d40cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d40cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 212 12 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d40cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d40cd9, #d90c77);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d40cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(212 12 217 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.66 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.78 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.08 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.08 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.15 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.67 #2bf326 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#d40cd9  rgb(212, 12, 217)  hsl(299, 90%, 45%)  Electric Purple
#11d90c  rgb(17, 217, 12)  hsl(119, 90%, 45%)  Lime Green
#d9d40c  rgb(217, 212, 12)  hsl(59, 90%, 45%)  Citrine
#0cd9d4  rgb(12, 217, 212)  hsl(179, 90%, 45%)  Medium Turquoise