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#CB00DC

#cb00dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb00dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 0% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.73% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 295.36°, with 100% saturation and 43.14% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.21.

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Relative luminance0.1786

Complementary

  1. #cb00dc
  2. #11dc00

Split complementary

  1. #cb00dc
  2. #7fdc00
  3. #00dc5d

Analogous

  1. #5d00dc
  2. #cb00dc
  3. #dc007f

Triadic

  1. #cb00dc
  2. #dccb00
  3. #00dccb

Tetradic

  1. #cb00dc
  2. #dc0011
  3. #11dc00
  4. #00dccb

Square

  1. #cb00dc
  2. #dc5d00
  3. #11dc00
  4. #007fdc

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0043
  2. #840090
  3. #cb00dc
  4. #ee2aff
  5. #f476ff

Shades

#cb00dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb00dc
  2. #b700c6
  3. #a200b0
  4. #8e009a
  5. #7a0084
  6. #66006e
  7. #510058
  8. #3d0042
  9. #29002c
  10. #140016
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb00dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb00dc
  2. #d01ae0
  3. #d533e3
  4. #db4de7
  5. #e066ea
  6. #e580ee
  7. #ea99f1
  8. #efb3f5
  9. #f5ccf8
  10. #fae6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb00dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb00dc
  2. #c40dd3
  3. #bc1aca
  4. #b526c0
  5. #ad33b7
  6. #a640ae
  7. #9e4da5
  8. #975a9c
  9. #8f6692
  10. #887389
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5ca8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #437cd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf4581 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d52df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f61da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd35ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb00dc {
  color: #cb00dc;
}
Background
.bg-cb00dc {
  background-color: #cb00dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb00dc {
  border: 2px solid #cb00dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb00dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 0 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb00dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb00dc, #dc007f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb00dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 0 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.21 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.40 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.25 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.19 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.05 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.66 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.80 #34ff23 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cb00dc  rgb(203, 0, 220)  hsl(295, 100%, 43%)  Electric Purple
#11dc00  rgb(17, 220, 0)  hsl(115, 100%, 43%)  Lime Green
#dccb00  rgb(220, 203, 0)  hsl(55, 100%, 43%)  Citrine
#00dccb  rgb(0, 220, 203)  hsl(175, 100%, 43%)  Turquoise