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#CB2AEC

#cb2aec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb2aec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 16.47% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.98% cyan, 82.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 289.79°, with 83.62% saturation and 54.51% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.34.

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Relative luminance0.2041

Complementary

  1. #cb2aec
  2. #4bec2a

Split complementary

  1. #cb2aec
  2. #acec2a
  3. #2aec6a

Analogous

  1. #6a2aec
  2. #cb2aec
  3. #ec2aac

Triadic

  1. #cb2aec
  2. #eccb2a
  3. #2aeccb

Tetradic

  1. #cb2aec
  2. #ec2a4b
  3. #4bec2a
  4. #2aeccb

Square

  1. #cb2aec
  2. #ec6a2a
  3. #4bec2a
  4. #2aacec

Monochromatic

  1. #610a73
  2. #9c11b9
  3. #cb2aec
  4. #dc70f2
  5. #edb6f9

Shades

#cb2aec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb2aec
  2. #b726d4
  3. #a222bd
  4. #8e1da5
  5. #7a198e
  6. #661576
  7. #51115e
  8. #3d0d47
  9. #29082f
  10. #140418
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb2aec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb2aec
  2. #d03fee
  3. #d555f0
  4. #db6af2
  5. #e07ff4
  6. #e595f6
  7. #eaaaf7
  8. #efbff9
  9. #f5d4fb
  10. #faeafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb2aec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb2aec
  2. #c433e1
  3. #bc3bd6
  4. #b544cc
  5. #ad4cc1
  6. #a655b6
  7. #9e5eab
  8. #9766a0
  9. #8f6f96
  10. #88778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a266b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e82e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb588f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d5eef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d6aea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb4abb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb2aec {
  color: #cb2aec;
}
Background
.bg-cb2aec {
  background-color: #cb2aec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb2aec {
  border: 2px solid #cb2aec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb2aec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 42 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb2aec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb2aec, #ec2aac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb2aec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 42 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.34 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.75 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.64 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.64 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.63 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.81 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.12 #34d513 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cb2aec  rgb(203, 42, 236)  hsl(290, 84%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#4bec2a  rgb(75, 236, 42)  hsl(110, 84%, 55%)  Neon Green
#eccb2a  rgb(236, 203, 42)  hsl(50, 84%, 55%)  Jonquil
#2aeccb  rgb(42, 236, 203)  hsl(170, 84%, 55%)  Turquoise