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#C040AE

#c040ae ≈ Purpureus

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c040ae is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 25.1% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 66.67% magenta, 9.37% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 308.44°, with 50.39% saturation and 50.2% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Purpureus (#9a4eae), ΔE 7.45.

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Relative luminance0.1793

Complementary

  1. #c040ae
  2. #40c052

Split complementary

  1. #c040ae
  2. #6ec040
  3. #40c092

Analogous

  1. #9240c0
  2. #c040ae
  3. #c0406e

Triadic

  1. #c040ae
  2. #aec040
  3. #40aec0

Tetradic

  1. #c040ae
  2. #c05240
  3. #40c052
  4. #40aec0

Square

  1. #c040ae
  2. #c09240
  3. #40c052
  4. #406ec0

Monochromatic

  1. #4d1a46
  2. #872d7a
  3. #c040ae
  4. #d37ac6
  5. #e6b3df

Shades

#c040ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c040ae
  2. #ad3a9d
  3. #9a338b
  4. #862d7a
  5. #732668
  6. #602057
  7. #4d1a46
  8. #3a1334
  9. #260d23
  10. #130611
  11. #000000

Tints

#c040ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c040ae
  2. #c653b6
  3. #cd66be
  4. #d379c6
  5. #d98cce
  6. #e0a0d7
  7. #e6b3df
  8. #ecc6e7
  9. #f2d9ef
  10. #f9ecf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c040ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c040ae
  2. #ba46a9
  3. #b34da5
  4. #ad53a0
  5. #a65a9c
  6. #a06097
  7. #9a6692
  8. #936d8e
  9. #8d7389
  10. #867a85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #996490 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e69b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #697cab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c94a71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #865cb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9469ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5468e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c040ae {
  color: #c040ae;
}
Background
.bg-c040ae {
  background-color: #c040ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c040ae {
  border: 2px solid #c040ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c040ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 64 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 308 50% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c040ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c040ae, #c0406e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c040ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 64 174 / 0.35);
}

#9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.45 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.64 #c54b8c Mulberry ΔE 8.55 #c71585 Medium Violet Red ΔE 8.82 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.82 #8e4585 Deep Plum ΔE 10.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.39 #3fbf51 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Purpureus
#c040ae  rgb(192, 64, 174)  hsl(308, 50%, 50%)  Purpureus
#40c052  rgb(64, 192, 82)  hsl(128, 50%, 50%)  Mantis
#aec040  rgb(174, 192, 64)  hsl(68, 50%, 50%)  Apple Green
#40aec0  rgb(64, 174, 192)  hsl(188, 50%, 50%)  Cadet Blue