#cd40b4

Color #cd40b4

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 16.3 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#cd40b4

RGB

rgb(205, 64, 180)

HSL

hsl(310.6, 58.5%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310.6, 68.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 68.8%, 12.2%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(51.77, 67.1, -32.3)

LCH

lch(51.77, 74.47, 334.3)

OKLCH

oklch(61.3%, 0.2151, 335.85)

HWB

hwb(310.6, 25.1%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#40cd59

Analogous

#9f40cd

#cd40b4

#cd406d

Triadic

#cd40b4

#b4cd40

#40b4cd

Split-complementary

#cd40b4

#6dcd40

#40cd9f

Tetradic

#cd40b4

#cd5940

#40cd59

#40b4cd

Square

#cd40b4

#cd9f40

#40cd59

#406dcd

Shades

Color #cd40b4 mixed toward black.

#b22e9a

#8e257b

#6b1c5d

#47133e

#24091f

Tints

Color #cd40b4 mixed toward white.

#d560c1

#de80cd

#e69fda

#eebfe6

#f7dff3

Tones

Color #cd40b4 mixed toward gray.

#c14cac

#b557a5

#aa639d

#9e6f96

#927b8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a2a1 · ΔE 31.4

Deuteranopia

#aab29d · ΔE 48.7

Tritanopia

#c9908c · ΔE 27.5

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 28

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cd40b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cd40b4]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#cd40b4 (#cd40b4) is rgb(205, 64, 180) in RGB.

No, #cd40b4 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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