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#CB05DD

#cb05dd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb05dd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.14% cyan, 97.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 295°, with 95.58% saturation and 44.31% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.09.

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Relative luminance0.1803

Complementary

  1. #cb05dd
  2. #17dd05

Split complementary

  1. #cb05dd
  2. #83dd05
  3. #05dd5f

Analogous

  1. #5f05dd
  2. #cb05dd
  3. #dd0583

Triadic

  1. #cb05dd
  2. #ddcb05
  3. #05ddcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb05dd
  2. #dd0517
  3. #17dd05
  4. #05ddcb

Square

  1. #cb05dd
  2. #dd5f05
  3. #17dd05
  4. #0583dd

Monochromatic

  1. #420247
  2. #860392
  3. #cb05dd
  4. #ea34fa
  5. #f27ffc

Shades

#cb05dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb05dd
  2. #b705c7
  3. #a204b1
  4. #8e049b
  5. #7a0385
  6. #66036f
  7. #510258
  8. #3d0242
  9. #29012c
  10. #140116
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb05dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb05dd
  2. #d01ee0
  3. #d537e4
  4. #db50e7
  5. #e069eb
  6. #e582ee
  7. #ea9bf1
  8. #efb4f5
  9. #f5cdf8
  10. #fae6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb05dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb05dd
  2. #c411d4
  3. #bc1eca
  4. #b52ac1
  5. #ad36b8
  6. #a643af
  7. #9e4fa5
  8. #975b9c
  9. #8f6793
  10. #887489
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5da9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #437cd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce4682 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d52e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e62db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd36ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb05dd {
  color: #cb05dd;
}
Background
.bg-cb05dd {
  background-color: #cb05dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb05dd {
  border: 2px solid #cb05dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb05dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 5 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb05dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb05dd, #dd0583);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb05dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 5 221 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.09 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.25 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.31 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.18 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.08 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.63 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.63 #34fa22 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cb05dd  rgb(203, 5, 221)  hsl(295, 96%, 44%)  Electric Purple
#17dd05  rgb(23, 221, 5)  hsl(115, 96%, 44%)  Lime Green
#ddcb05  rgb(221, 203, 5)  hsl(55, 96%, 44%)  Citrine
#05ddcb  rgb(5, 221, 203)  hsl(175, 96%, 44%)  Turquoise