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#C400A4 closest to Punk Rock Purple

#C400A4 is a medium, vivid pink; the closest named color is Punk Rock Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.9% red, 0.0% green and 64.3% blue (rgb(196, 0, 164)). Its HSL value is 310° hue, 100% saturation and 38% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 16% yellow and 23% black. #C400A4 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.41:1.

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Variations of #C400A4

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C400A4 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C400A4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C400A4 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 54% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6073A0
  • Protanopia 44% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #1659A7
  • Protanomaly 65% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6E51A5
  • Deuteranopia 54% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6073A0
  • Deuteranomaly 69% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #885FA2
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CF1C5F
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CA0F8A
  • Achromatopsia 51% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6A6A6A
  • Achromatomaly 65% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #885C7C

#C400A4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.41:1 Good#C400A4 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.88:1 Poor#C400A4 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#C400A4 in CSS

/* Punk Rock Purple */
.color { color: #C400A4; }
.background { background-color: #C400A4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C400A4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(196 0 164);
color: hsl(310 100% 38%);
color: oklch(0.557 0.245 337.8);

#C400A4 FAQ

What color is #C400A4?

#C400A4 is a medium, vivid pink. Its closest named color is Punk Rock Purple. It belongs to the pink color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C400A4?

#C400A4 is rgb(196, 0, 164) in RGB, hsl(310, 100%, 38%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 16%, 23%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C400A4?

The complementary color of #C400A4 is #00C420, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C400A4?

White text has the best contrast on #C400A4: 5.41:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C400A4 a warm or cool color?

#C400A4 is a warm color.