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#D40DDC

#d40ddc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#d40ddc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.14% red, 5.1% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.64% cyan, 94.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 297.68°, with 88.84% saturation and 45.69% 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 6.33.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1945

Complementary

  1. #d40ddc
  2. #15dc0d

Split complementary

  1. #d40ddc
  2. #7ddc0d
  3. #0ddc6d

Analogous

  1. #6d0ddc
  2. #d40ddc
  3. #dc0d7d

Triadic

  1. #d40ddc
  2. #dcd40d
  3. #0ddcd4

Tetradic

  1. #d40ddc
  2. #dc0d15
  3. #15dc0d
  4. #0ddcd4

Square

  1. #d40ddc
  2. #dc6d0d
  3. #15dc0d
  4. #0d7ddc

Monochromatic

  1. #49044c
  2. #8e0994
  3. #d40ddc
  4. #ed42f4
  5. #f48af8

Shades

#d40ddc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d40ddc
  2. #bf0cc6
  3. #aa0ab0
  4. #94099a
  5. #7f0884
  6. #6a076e
  7. #550558
  8. #400442
  9. #2a032c
  10. #150116
  11. #000000

Tints

#d40ddc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d40ddc
  2. #d825e0
  3. #dd3de3
  4. #e156e7
  5. #e56eea
  6. #ea86ee
  7. #ee9ef1
  8. #f2b6f5
  9. #f6cff8
  10. #fbe7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d40ddc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d40ddc
  2. #cc19d3
  3. #c324ca
  4. #bb30c0
  5. #b23bb7
  6. #aa47ae
  7. #a252a5
  8. #995e9c
  9. #916992
  10. #887589
  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 #a661aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ce1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5181d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da4482 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8655df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9866da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d736ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d40ddc {
  color: #d40ddc;
}
Background
.bg-d40ddc {
  background-color: #d40ddc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d40ddc {
  border: 2px solid #d40ddc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d40ddc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 212 13 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 89% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d40ddc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d40ddc, #dc0d7d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d40ddc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(212 13 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.33 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.69 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.86 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.86 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.96 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.16 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.82 #2bf223 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#d40ddc  rgb(212, 13, 220)  hsl(298, 89%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#15dc0d  rgb(21, 220, 13)  hsl(118, 89%, 46%)  Lime Green
#dcd40d  rgb(220, 212, 13)  hsl(58, 89%, 46%)  Citrine
#0ddcd4  rgb(13, 220, 212)  hsl(178, 89%, 46%)  Bright Turquoise