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#CC0ACE

#cc0ace ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cc0ace is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 3.92% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.97% cyan, 95.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 299.39°, with 90.74% saturation and 42.35% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 7.23.

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Relative luminance0.1751

Complementary

  1. #cc0ace
  2. #0cce0a

Split complementary

  1. #cc0ace
  2. #6ece0a
  3. #0ace6a

Analogous

  1. #6a0ace
  2. #cc0ace
  3. #ce0a6e

Triadic

  1. #cc0ace
  2. #cecc0a
  3. #0acecc

Tetradic

  1. #cc0ace
  2. #ce0a0c
  3. #0cce0a
  4. #0acecc

Square

  1. #cc0ace
  2. #ce6a0a
  3. #0cce0a
  4. #0a6ece

Monochromatic

  1. #3b033c
  2. #840685
  3. #cc0ace
  4. #f330f5
  5. #f779f8

Shades

#cc0ace mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc0ace
  2. #b809b9
  3. #a308a5
  4. #8f0790
  5. #7a067c
  6. #660567
  7. #520452
  8. #3d033e
  9. #290229
  10. #140115
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc0ace mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc0ace
  2. #d123d3
  3. #d63bd8
  4. #db54dd
  5. #e06ce2
  6. #e685e7
  7. #eb9deb
  8. #f0b6f0
  9. #f5cef5
  10. #fae7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc0ace mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc0ace
  2. #c416c6
  3. #bd22be
  4. #b52db7
  5. #ae39af
  6. #a645a7
  7. #9e519f
  8. #975d97
  9. #8f6890
  10. #887488
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5ca0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #527cca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d23d79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8250d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9362cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d030a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc0ace {
  color: #cc0ace;
}
Background
.bg-cc0ace {
  background-color: #cc0ace;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cc0ace {
  border: 2px solid #cc0ace;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc0ace;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 10 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 91% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc0ace {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc0ace, #ce0a6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc0ace {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 10 206 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.23 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.56 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.77 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.41 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.75 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.84 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.27 #33f531 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cc0ace  rgb(204, 10, 206)  hsl(299, 91%, 42%)  Electric Purple
#0cce0a  rgb(12, 206, 10)  hsl(119, 91%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cecc0a  rgb(206, 204, 10)  hsl(59, 91%, 42%)  Citrine
#0acecc  rgb(10, 206, 204)  hsl(179, 91%, 42%)  Robin Egg Blue