Close to Electric Purple
#CD40FC
#CD40FC is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Electric Purple. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 25.1% green, and 98.8% blue. Its hue is 285°, with 97% saturation and 62% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CD40FC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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5.73:1 AAThis color as text on white
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5.73:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CD40FC as they’d see it.
#CD40FC in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #CD40FC
What color is #CD40FC?
#CD40FC is a mid-tone, vivid purple, close to the color Electric Purple. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 25.1% green, and 98.8% blue. Its hue is 285°, with 97% saturation and 62% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CD40FC in RGB?
#CD40FC is rgb(205, 64, 252): 205 red, 64 green, and 252 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CD40FC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(19, 75, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CD40FC?
PANTONE 2592 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CD40FC?
Its complement #279A00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.