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#CB00CA

#cb00ca ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb00ca is a color from the magenta family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 0% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 0.49% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 300.3°, with 100% saturation and 39.8% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 7.72.

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Relative luminance0.1696

Complementary

  1. #cb00ca
  2. #00cb01

Split complementary

  1. #cb00ca
  2. #64cb00
  3. #00cb67

Analogous

  1. #6700cb
  2. #cb00ca
  3. #cb0064

Triadic

  1. #cb00ca
  2. #cacb00
  3. #00cacb

Tetradic

  1. #cb00ca
  2. #cb0100
  3. #00cb01
  4. #00cacb

Square

  1. #cb00ca
  2. #cb6700
  3. #00cb01
  4. #0064cb

Monochromatic

  1. #320032
  2. #7e007e
  3. #cb00ca
  4. #ff18fe
  5. #ff65fe

Shades

#cb00ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb00ca
  2. #b700b6
  3. #a200a2
  4. #8e008d
  5. #7a0079
  6. #660065
  7. #510051
  8. #3d003d
  9. #290028
  10. #140014
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb00ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb00ca
  2. #d01acf
  3. #d533d5
  4. #db4dda
  5. #e066df
  6. #e580e5
  7. #ea99ea
  8. #efb3ef
  9. #f5ccf4
  10. #fae6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb00ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb00ca
  2. #c40dc3
  3. #bc1abb
  4. #b526b4
  5. #ad33ac
  6. #a640a5
  7. #9e4d9e
  8. #975a96
  9. #8f668f
  10. #887387
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5a9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #527ac6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d23976 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #814ecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9360c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf2b9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb00ca {
  color: #cb00ca;
}
Background
.bg-cb00ca {
  background-color: #cb00ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb00ca {
  border: 2px solid #cb00ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb00ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 0 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb00ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb00ca, #cb0064);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb00ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 0 202 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.72 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.14 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.64 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.30 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.89 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.00 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.12 #34ff35 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cb00ca  rgb(203, 0, 202)  hsl(300, 100%, 40%)  Electric Purple
#00cb01  rgb(0, 203, 1)  hsl(120, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#cacb00  rgb(202, 203, 0)  hsl(60, 100%, 40%)  Citrine
#00cacb  rgb(0, 202, 203)  hsl(180, 100%, 40%)  Robin Egg Blue