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#CB27FF

#cb27ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb27ff is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 15.29% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.39% cyan, 84.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 285.56°, with 100% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.2137

Complementary

  1. #cb27ff
  2. #5bff27

Split complementary

  1. #cb27ff
  2. #c7ff27
  3. #27ff5f

Analogous

  1. #5f27ff
  2. #cb27ff
  3. #ff27c7

Triadic

  1. #cb27ff
  2. #ffcb27
  3. #27ffcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb27ff
  2. #ff275b
  3. #5bff27
  4. #27ffcb

Square

  1. #cb27ff
  2. #ff5f27
  3. #5bff27
  4. #27c7ff

Monochromatic

  1. #6b008d
  2. #a500da
  3. #cb27ff
  4. #dd74ff
  5. #f0c0ff

Shades

#cb27ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb27ff
  2. #b723e6
  3. #a21fcc
  4. #8e1bb3
  5. #7a1799
  6. #661480
  7. #511066
  8. #3d0c4d
  9. #290833
  10. #14041a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb27ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb27ff
  2. #d03dff
  3. #d552ff
  4. #db68ff
  5. #e07dff
  6. #e593ff
  7. #eaa9ff
  8. #efbeff
  9. #f5d4ff
  10. #fae9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb27ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb27ff
  2. #c430f2
  3. #bc39e6
  4. #b542d9
  5. #ad4bcc
  6. #a654c0
  7. #9e5cb3
  8. #9765a6
  9. #8f6e99
  10. #88778d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a367c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1883fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c76199 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7760ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #876afc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c850ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb27ff {
  color: #cb27ff;
}
Background
.bg-cb27ff {
  background-color: #cb27ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb27ff {
  border: 2px solid #cb27ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb27ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 39 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 100% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb27ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb27ff, #ff27c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb27ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 39 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.72 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.13 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.58 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.58 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.31 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.91 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.64 #34d800 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cb27ff  rgb(203, 39, 255)  hsl(286, 100%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#5bff27  rgb(91, 255, 39)  hsl(106, 100%, 58%)  Harlequin
#ffcb27  rgb(255, 203, 39)  hsl(46, 100%, 58%)  Sunglow
#27ffcb  rgb(39, 255, 203)  hsl(166, 100%, 58%)  Aquamarine