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#CC08CA

#cc08ca ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cc08ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 3.14% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.08% magenta, 0.98% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 300.61°, with 92.45% saturation and 41.57% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 7.8.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1728

Complementary

  1. #cc08ca
  2. #08cc0a

Split complementary

  1. #cc08ca
  2. #68cc08
  3. #08cc6c

Analogous

  1. #6c08cc
  2. #cc08ca
  3. #cc0868

Triadic

  1. #cc08ca
  2. #cacc08
  3. #08cacc

Tetradic

  1. #cc08ca
  2. #cc0a08
  3. #08cc0a
  4. #08cacc

Square

  1. #cc08ca
  2. #cc6c08
  3. #08cc0a
  4. #0868cc

Monochromatic

  1. #390238
  2. #820581
  3. #cc08ca
  4. #f72af5
  5. #fa73f8

Shades

#cc08ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc08ca
  2. #b807b6
  3. #a306a2
  4. #8f068d
  5. #7a0579
  6. #660465
  7. #520351
  8. #3d023d
  9. #290228
  10. #140114
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc08ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc08ca
  2. #d121cf
  3. #d639d5
  4. #db52da
  5. #e06bdf
  6. #e684e5
  7. #eb9cea
  8. #f0b5ef
  9. #f5cef4
  10. #fae6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc08ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc08ca
  2. #c414c3
  3. #bd20bb
  4. #b52cb4
  5. #ae38ac
  6. #a644a5
  7. #9e509e
  8. #975c96
  9. #8f688f
  10. #887487
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5b9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #547bc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d33a77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #834fcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9461c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d02d9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc08ca {
  color: #cc08ca;
}
Background
.bg-cc08ca {
  background-color: #cc08ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc08ca {
  border: 2px solid #cc08ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc08ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 8 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 301 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc08ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc08ca, #cc0868);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc08ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 8 202 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.80 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.85 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.91 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.32 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.73 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.14 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.37 #33f735 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cc08ca  rgb(204, 8, 202)  hsl(301, 92%, 42%)  Electric Purple
#08cc0a  rgb(8, 204, 10)  hsl(121, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cacc08  rgb(202, 204, 8)  hsl(61, 92%, 42%)  Citrine
#08cacc  rgb(8, 202, 204)  hsl(181, 92%, 42%)  Robin Egg Blue