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#CB0ACE

#cb0ace ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb0ace is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 3.92% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.46% cyan, 95.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 299.08°, with 90.74% saturation and 42.35% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 7.15.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1737

Complementary

  1. #cb0ace
  2. #0dce0a

Split complementary

  1. #cb0ace
  2. #6fce0a
  3. #0ace69

Analogous

  1. #690ace
  2. #cb0ace
  3. #ce0a6f

Triadic

  1. #cb0ace
  2. #cecb0a
  3. #0acecb

Tetradic

  1. #cb0ace
  2. #ce0a0d
  3. #0dce0a
  4. #0acecb

Square

  1. #cb0ace
  2. #ce690a
  3. #0dce0a
  4. #0a6fce

Monochromatic

  1. #3b033c
  2. #830685
  3. #cb0ace
  4. #f230f5
  5. #f779f8

Shades

#cb0ace mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb0ace
  2. #b709b9
  3. #a208a5
  4. #8e0790
  5. #7a067c
  6. #660567
  7. #510452
  8. #3d033e
  9. #290229
  10. #140115
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb0ace mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb0ace
  2. #d023d3
  3. #d53bd8
  4. #db54dd
  5. #e06ce2
  6. #e585e7
  7. #ea9deb
  8. #efb6f0
  9. #f5cef5
  10. #fae7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb0ace mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb0ace
  2. #c416c6
  3. #bc22be
  4. #b52db7
  5. #ad39af
  6. #a645a7
  7. #9e519f
  8. #975d97
  9. #8f6890
  10. #887488
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5ba0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #517bca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d13d79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8150d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9261cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf30a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb0ace {
  color: #cb0ace;
}
Background
.bg-cb0ace {
  background-color: #cb0ace;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb0ace {
  border: 2px solid #cb0ace;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb0ace;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 10 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 91% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb0ace {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb0ace, #ce0a6f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb0ace {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 10 206 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.15 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.62 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.57 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.32 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.58 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.05 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.06 #34f531 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cb0ace  rgb(203, 10, 206)  hsl(299, 91%, 42%)  Electric Purple
#0dce0a  rgb(13, 206, 10)  hsl(119, 91%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cecb0a  rgb(206, 203, 10)  hsl(59, 91%, 42%)  Citrine
#0acecb  rgb(10, 206, 203)  hsl(179, 91%, 42%)  Robin Egg Blue