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#CB26DE

#cb26de ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cb26de is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 14.9% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.56% cyan, 82.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 293.8°, with 73.6% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.42.

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Relative luminance0.1936

Complementary

  1. #cb26de
  2. #39de26

Split complementary

  1. #cb26de
  2. #95de26
  3. #26de6f

Analogous

  1. #6f26de
  2. #cb26de
  3. #de2695

Triadic

  1. #cb26de
  2. #decb26
  3. #26decb

Tetradic

  1. #cb26de
  2. #de2639
  3. #39de26
  4. #26decb

Square

  1. #cb26de
  2. #de6f26
  3. #39de26
  4. #2695de

Monochromatic

  1. #550e5d
  2. #91189f
  3. #cb26de
  4. #db68e8
  5. #ebabf2

Shades

#cb26de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb26de
  2. #b722c8
  3. #a21eb2
  4. #8e1b9b
  5. #7a1785
  6. #66136f
  7. #510f59
  8. #3d0b43
  9. #29082c
  10. #140416
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb26de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb26de
  2. #d03ce1
  3. #d551e5
  4. #db67e8
  5. #e07deb
  6. #e593ef
  7. #eaa8f2
  8. #efbef5
  9. #f5d4f8
  10. #fae9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb26de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb26de
  2. #c42fd5
  3. #bc38cb
  4. #b541c2
  5. #ad4ab8
  6. #a653af
  7. #9e5ca6
  8. #97659c
  9. #8f6e93
  10. #887789
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a163ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ee3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b80da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce4f86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #805ae1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9067dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd42b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb26de {
  color: #cb26de;
}
Background
.bg-cb26de {
  background-color: #cb26de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb26de {
  border: 2px solid #cb26de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb26de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 38 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb26de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb26de, #de2695);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb26de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 38 222 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.42 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.69 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.14 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.38 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.38 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.06 #34d921 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cb26de  rgb(203, 38, 222)  hsl(294, 74%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#39de26  rgb(57, 222, 38)  hsl(114, 74%, 51%)  Lime Green
#decb26  rgb(222, 203, 38)  hsl(54, 74%, 51%)  Citrine
#26decb  rgb(38, 222, 203)  hsl(174, 74%, 51%)  Turquoise