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#CB05DC

#cb05dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb05dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 1.96% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.73% cyan, 97.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 295.26°, with 95.56% saturation and 44.12% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.22.

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Relative luminance0.1797

Complementary

  1. #cb05dc
  2. #16dc05

Split complementary

  1. #cb05dc
  2. #81dc05
  3. #05dc60

Analogous

  1. #6005dc
  2. #cb05dc
  3. #dc0581

Triadic

  1. #cb05dc
  2. #dccb05
  3. #05dccb

Tetradic

  1. #cb05dc
  2. #dc0516
  3. #16dc05
  4. #05dccb

Square

  1. #cb05dc
  2. #dc6005
  3. #16dc05
  4. #0581dc

Monochromatic

  1. #410246
  2. #860391
  3. #cb05dc
  4. #eb33fa
  5. #f27efc

Shades

#cb05dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb05dc
  2. #b705c6
  3. #a204b0
  4. #8e049a
  5. #7a0384
  6. #66036e
  7. #510258
  8. #3d0242
  9. #29012c
  10. #140116
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb05dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb05dc
  2. #d01ee0
  3. #d537e3
  4. #db50e7
  5. #e069ea
  6. #e582ee
  7. #ea9bf1
  8. #efb4f5
  9. #f5cdf8
  10. #fae6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb05dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb05dc
  2. #c411d3
  3. #bc1eca
  4. #b52ac0
  5. #ad36b7
  6. #a643ae
  7. #9e4fa5
  8. #975b9c
  9. #8f6792
  10. #887489
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5da8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #447cd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf4582 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d52df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f62da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd36ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb05dc {
  color: #cb05dc;
}
Background
.bg-cb05dc {
  background-color: #cb05dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb05dc {
  border: 2px solid #cb05dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb05dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 5 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb05dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb05dc, #dc0581);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb05dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 5 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.22 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.26 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.31 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.26 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.02 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.68 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.68 #34fa23 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cb05dc  rgb(203, 5, 220)  hsl(295, 96%, 44%)  Electric Purple
#16dc05  rgb(22, 220, 5)  hsl(115, 96%, 44%)  Lime Green
#dccb05  rgb(220, 203, 5)  hsl(55, 96%, 44%)  Citrine
#05dccb  rgb(5, 220, 203)  hsl(175, 96%, 44%)  Turquoise