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#CB23DD

#cb23dd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb23dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 13.73% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.14% cyan, 84.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 294.19°, with 73.23% saturation and 50.2% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.44.

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Relative luminance0.1912

Complementary

  1. #cb23dd
  2. #35dd23

Split complementary

  1. #cb23dd
  2. #92dd23
  3. #23dd6e

Analogous

  1. #6e23dd
  2. #cb23dd
  3. #dd2392

Triadic

  1. #cb23dd
  2. #ddcb23
  3. #23ddcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb23dd
  2. #dd2335
  3. #35dd23
  4. #23ddcb

Square

  1. #cb23dd
  2. #dd6e23
  3. #35dd23
  4. #2392dd

Monochromatic

  1. #520e59
  2. #8f189b
  3. #cb23dd
  4. #db65e7
  5. #eaa8f1

Shades

#cb23dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb23dd
  2. #b720c7
  3. #a21cb1
  4. #8e199b
  5. #7a1585
  6. #66126f
  7. #510e58
  8. #3d0b42
  9. #29072c
  10. #140416
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb23dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb23dd
  2. #d039e0
  3. #d54fe4
  4. #db65e7
  5. #e07beb
  6. #e591ee
  7. #eaa7f1
  8. #efbdf5
  9. #f5d3f8
  10. #fae9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb23dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb23dd
  2. #c42cd4
  3. #bc36ca
  4. #b53fc1
  5. #ad48b8
  6. #a652af
  7. #9e5ba5
  8. #97649c
  9. #8f6d93
  10. #887789
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a062aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006de2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a7fd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce4e85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8058e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9067db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd40af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb23dd {
  color: #cb23dd;
}
Background
.bg-cb23dd {
  background-color: #cb23dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb23dd {
  border: 2px solid #cb23dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb23dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 35 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb23dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb23dd, #dd2392);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb23dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 35 221 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.44 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.91 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.00 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.59 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.59 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.91 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.98 #34dc22 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cb23dd  rgb(203, 35, 221)  hsl(294, 73%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#35dd23  rgb(53, 221, 35)  hsl(114, 73%, 50%)  Lime Green
#ddcb23  rgb(221, 203, 35)  hsl(54, 73%, 50%)  Citrine
#23ddcb  rgb(35, 221, 203)  hsl(174, 73%, 50%)  Turquoise