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#CB08DD

#cb08dd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb08dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 3.14% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.14% cyan, 96.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 294.93°, with 93.01% saturation and 44.9% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.1.

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Relative luminance0.1809

Complementary

  1. #cb08dd
  2. #1add08

Split complementary

  1. #cb08dd
  2. #84dd08
  3. #08dd60

Analogous

  1. #6008dd
  2. #cb08dd
  3. #dd0884

Triadic

  1. #cb08dd
  2. #ddcb08
  3. #08ddcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb08dd
  2. #dd081a
  3. #1add08
  4. #08ddcb

Square

  1. #cb08dd
  2. #dd6008
  3. #1add08
  4. #0884dd

Monochromatic

  1. #430349
  2. #870593
  3. #cb08dd
  4. #e83af8
  5. #f083fb

Shades

#cb08dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb08dd
  2. #b707c7
  3. #a206b1
  4. #8e069b
  5. #7a0585
  6. #66046f
  7. #510358
  8. #3d0242
  9. #29022c
  10. #140116
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb08dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb08dd
  2. #d021e0
  3. #d539e4
  4. #db52e7
  5. #e06beb
  6. #e584ee
  7. #ea9cf1
  8. #efb5f5
  9. #f5cef8
  10. #fae6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb08dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb08dd
  2. #c414d4
  3. #bc20ca
  4. #b52cc1
  5. #ad38b8
  6. #a644af
  7. #9e50a5
  8. #975c9c
  9. #8f6893
  10. #887489
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 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 #ce4782 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d53e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f62db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd37ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb08dd {
  color: #cb08dd;
}
Background
.bg-cb08dd {
  background-color: #cb08dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb08dd {
  border: 2px solid #cb08dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb08dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 8 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb08dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb08dd, #dd0884);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb08dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 8 221 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.10 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.16 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.35 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.23 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.06 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.56 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.56 #34f722 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cb08dd  rgb(203, 8, 221)  hsl(295, 93%, 45%)  Electric Purple
#1add08  rgb(26, 221, 8)  hsl(115, 93%, 45%)  Lime Green
#ddcb08  rgb(221, 203, 8)  hsl(55, 93%, 45%)  Citrine
#08ddcb  rgb(8, 221, 203)  hsl(175, 93%, 45%)  Turquoise