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D040FF

#D040FF closest to Flamingo Queen

#D040FF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Flamingo Queen. In the RGB color model it is made of 81.6% red, 25.1% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(208, 64, 255)). Its HSL value is 285° hue, 100% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 18% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #D040FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.86:1.

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Variations of #D040FF

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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#D040FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

D040FF6FFF40
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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.

D040FFFFD04040FFD0
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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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#D040FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #D040FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 53% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #3E8BFB
  • Protanopia 49% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #007FFF
  • Protanomaly 62% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6474FF
  • Deuteranopia 53% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #3E8BFB
  • Deuteranomaly 68% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8179FD
  • Tritanopia 65% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CD6B9E
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D155DA
  • Achromatopsia 45% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #878787
  • Achromatomaly 62% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9E7AB0

#D040FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.58:1 Poor#D040FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.86:1 Good#D040FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#D040FF in CSS

/* Flamingo Queen */
.color { color: #D040FF; }
.background { background-color: #D040FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #D040FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(208 64 255);
color: hsl(285 100% 63%);
color: oklch(0.660 0.275 316.1);

#D040FF FAQ

What color is #D040FF?

#D040FF is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Flamingo Queen. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #D040FF?

#D040FF is rgb(208, 64, 255) in RGB, hsl(285, 100%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(18%, 75%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #D040FF?

The complementary color of #D040FF is #6FFF40, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #D040FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #D040FF: 5.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #D040FF a warm or cool color?

#D040FF is a cool color.