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#CB21FF

#cb21ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb21ff is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 12.94% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.39% cyan, 87.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 285.95°, with 100% saturation and 56.47% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.32.

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Relative luminance0.21

Complementary

  1. #cb21ff
  2. #55ff21

Split complementary

  1. #cb21ff
  2. #c4ff21
  3. #21ff5c

Analogous

  1. #5c21ff
  2. #cb21ff
  3. #ff21c4

Triadic

  1. #cb21ff
  2. #ffcb21
  3. #21ffcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb21ff
  2. #ff2155
  3. #55ff21
  4. #21ffcb

Square

  1. #cb21ff
  2. #ff5c21
  3. #55ff21
  4. #21c4ff

Monochromatic

  1. #670087
  2. #a200d3
  3. #cb21ff
  4. #dd6dff
  5. #efbaff

Shades

#cb21ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb21ff
  2. #b71ee6
  3. #a21acc
  4. #8e17b3
  5. #7a1499
  6. #661180
  7. #510d66
  8. #3d0a4d
  9. #290733
  10. #14031a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb21ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb21ff
  2. #d037ff
  3. #d54dff
  4. #db64ff
  5. #e07aff
  6. #e590ff
  7. #eaa6ff
  8. #efbcff
  9. #f5d3ff
  10. #fae9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb21ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb21ff
  2. #c42bf2
  3. #bc34e6
  4. #b53ed9
  5. #ad47cc
  6. #a651c0
  7. #9e5ab3
  8. #9764a6
  9. #8f6d99
  10. #88778d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a366c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0e82fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c75f99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #765fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8769fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c84dca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb21ff {
  color: #cb21ff;
}
Background
.bg-cb21ff {
  background-color: #cb21ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb21ff {
  border: 2px solid #cb21ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb21ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 33 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 100% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb21ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb21ff, #ff21c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb21ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 33 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.32 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.35 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.82 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.82 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.96 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.65 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 11.53 #34de00 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cb21ff  rgb(203, 33, 255)  hsl(286, 100%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#55ff21  rgb(85, 255, 33)  hsl(106, 100%, 56%)  Harlequin
#ffcb21  rgb(255, 203, 33)  hsl(46, 100%, 56%)  Sunglow
#21ffcb  rgb(33, 255, 203)  hsl(166, 100%, 56%)  Aquamarine