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#CB12DB

#cb12db ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb12db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 7.06% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.31% cyan, 91.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 295.22°, with 84.81% saturation and 46.47% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.41.

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Relative luminance0.1824

Complementary

  1. #cb12db
  2. #22db12

Split complementary

  1. #cb12db
  2. #87db12
  3. #12db66

Analogous

  1. #6612db
  2. #cb12db
  3. #db1287

Triadic

  1. #cb12db
  2. #dbcb12
  3. #12dbcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb12db
  2. #db1222
  3. #22db12
  4. #12dbcb

Square

  1. #cb12db
  2. #db6612
  3. #22db12
  4. #1287db

Monochromatic

  1. #48064e
  2. #890c94
  3. #cb12db
  4. #e349f0
  5. #ee90f6

Shades

#cb12db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb12db
  2. #b710c5
  3. #a20eaf
  4. #8e0d99
  5. #7a0b83
  6. #66096e
  7. #510758
  8. #3d0542
  9. #29042c
  10. #140216
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb12db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb12db
  2. #d02adf
  3. #d541e2
  4. #db59e6
  5. #e071e9
  6. #e589ed
  7. #eaa0f1
  8. #efb8f4
  9. #f5d0f8
  10. #fae7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb12db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb12db
  2. #c41dd2
  3. #bc28c9
  4. #b533c0
  5. #ad3eb7
  6. #a649ae
  7. #9e54a4
  8. #975f9b
  9. #8f6a92
  10. #887589
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5ea8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #477dd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf4782 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e54de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f63d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd39ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb12db {
  color: #cb12db;
}
Background
.bg-cb12db {
  background-color: #cb12db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb12db {
  border: 2px solid #cb12db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb12db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 18 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb12db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb12db, #db1287);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb12db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 18 219 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.41 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.87 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.48 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.55 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.88 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.41 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.41 #34ed24 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cb12db  rgb(203, 18, 219)  hsl(295, 85%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#22db12  rgb(34, 219, 18)  hsl(115, 85%, 46%)  Lime Green
#dbcb12  rgb(219, 203, 18)  hsl(55, 85%, 46%)  Citrine
#12dbcb  rgb(18, 219, 203)  hsl(175, 85%, 46%)  Turquoise