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#CB2AED

#cb2aed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb2aed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.35% cyan, 82.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 289.54°, with 84.42% saturation and 54.71% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.27.

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Relative luminance0.2047

Complementary

  1. #cb2aed
  2. #4ced2a

Split complementary

  1. #cb2aed
  2. #aeed2a
  3. #2aed6a

Analogous

  1. #6a2aed
  2. #cb2aed
  3. #ed2aae

Triadic

  1. #cb2aed
  2. #edcb2a
  3. #2aedcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb2aed
  2. #ed2a4c
  3. #4ced2a
  4. #2aedcb

Square

  1. #cb2aed
  2. #ed6a2a
  3. #4ced2a
  4. #2aaeed

Monochromatic

  1. #620a74
  2. #9d10bb
  3. #cb2aed
  4. #dc71f3
  5. #edb7f9

Shades

#cb2aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb2aed
  2. #b726d5
  3. #a222be
  4. #8e1da6
  5. #7a198e
  6. #661577
  7. #51115f
  8. #3d0d47
  9. #29082f
  10. #140418
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb2aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb2aed
  2. #d03fef
  3. #d555f1
  4. #db6af2
  5. #e07ff4
  6. #e595f6
  7. #eaaaf8
  8. #efbffa
  9. #f5d4fb
  10. #faeafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb2aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb2aed
  2. #c433e2
  3. #bc3bd7
  4. #b544cc
  5. #ad4cc1
  6. #a655b7
  7. #9e5eac
  8. #9766a1
  9. #8f6f96
  10. #88778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a266b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d82e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb598f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d5ef0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d6aeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb4abc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb2aed {
  color: #cb2aed;
}
Background
.bg-cb2aed {
  background-color: #cb2aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb2aed {
  border: 2px solid #cb2aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb2aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 42 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb2aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb2aed, #ed2aae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb2aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 42 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.27 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.80 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.61 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.61 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.61 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.86 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.18 #34d512 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cb2aed  rgb(203, 42, 237)  hsl(290, 84%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#4ced2a  rgb(76, 237, 42)  hsl(110, 84%, 55%)  Neon Green
#edcb2a  rgb(237, 203, 42)  hsl(50, 84%, 55%)  Jonquil
#2aedcb  rgb(42, 237, 203)  hsl(170, 84%, 55%)  Turquoise