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#CC00CC

#cc00cc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
  • Web safe
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#cc00cc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 0% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 100% saturation and 40% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 7.5.

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Relative luminance0.172

Complementary

  1. #cc00cc
  2. #00cc00

Split complementary

  1. #cc00cc
  2. #66cc00
  3. #00cc66

Analogous

  1. #6600cc
  2. #cc00cc
  3. #cc0066

Triadic

  1. #cc00cc
  2. #cccc00
  3. #00cccc

Tetradic

  1. #cc00cc
  2. #cc0000
  3. #00cc00
  4. #00cccc

Square

  1. #cc00cc
  2. #cc6600
  3. #00cc00
  4. #0066cc

Monochromatic

  1. #330033
  2. #80007f
  3. #cc00cc
  4. #ff1aff
  5. #ff66ff

Shades

#cc00cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc00cc
  2. #b800b8
  3. #a300a3
  4. #8f008f
  5. #7a007a
  6. #660066
  7. #520052
  8. #3d003d
  9. #290029
  10. #140014
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc00cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc00cc
  2. #d11ad1
  3. #d633d6
  4. #db4ddb
  5. #e066e0
  6. #e680e6
  7. #eb99eb
  8. #f0b3f0
  9. #f5ccf5
  10. #fae6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc00cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc00cc
  2. #c40dc4
  3. #bd1abd
  4. #b526b5
  5. #ae33ae
  6. #a640a6
  7. #9e4d9e
  8. #975a97
  9. #8f668f
  10. #887388
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5a9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #527bc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d33a78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #824fcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9361ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d02ca0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc00cc {
  color: #cc00cc;
}
Background
.bg-cc00cc {
  background-color: #cc00cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc00cc {
  border: 2px solid #cc00cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc00cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 0 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc00cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc00cc, #cc0066);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc00cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 0 204 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.50 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.95 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.74 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.43 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.83 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.97 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.13 #33ff33 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cc00cc  rgb(204, 0, 204)  hsl(300, 100%, 40%)  Electric Purple
#00cc00  rgb(0, 204, 0)  hsl(120, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green
#cccc00  rgb(204, 204, 0)  hsl(60, 100%, 40%)  Citrine
#00cccc  rgb(0, 204, 204)  hsl(180, 100%, 40%)  Robin Egg Blue