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#CC12E8

#cc12e8 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cc12e8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 7.06% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.07% cyan, 92.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 292.15°, with 85.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.191

Complementary

  1. #cc12e8
  2. #2ee812

Split complementary

  1. #cc12e8
  2. #99e812
  3. #12e861

Analogous

  1. #6112e8
  2. #cc12e8
  3. #e81299

Triadic

  1. #cc12e8
  2. #e8cc12
  3. #12e8cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc12e8
  2. #e8122e
  3. #2ee812
  4. #12e8cc

Square

  1. #cc12e8
  2. #e86112
  3. #2ee812
  4. #1299e8

Monochromatic

  1. #4f075a
  2. #8e0ca1
  3. #cc12e8
  4. #dd55f2
  5. #eb9cf7

Shades

#cc12e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc12e8
  2. #b810d1
  3. #a30eba
  4. #8f0da2
  5. #7a0b8b
  6. #660974
  7. #52075d
  8. #3d0546
  9. #29042e
  10. #140217
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc12e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc12e8
  2. #d12aea
  3. #d641ed
  4. #db59ef
  5. #e071f1
  6. #e689f4
  7. #eba0f6
  8. #f0b8f8
  9. #f5d0fa
  10. #fae7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc12e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc12e8
  2. #c41dde
  3. #bd28d3
  4. #b533c9
  5. #ae3ebe
  6. #a649b4
  7. #9e54aa
  8. #975f9f
  9. #8f6a95
  10. #88758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a160b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ded ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b7fe4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd4f8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c57eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d65e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd3eb7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc12e8 {
  color: #cc12e8;
}
Background
.bg-cc12e8 {
  background-color: #cc12e8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc12e8 {
  border: 2px solid #cc12e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc12e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 18 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc12e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc12e8, #e81299);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc12e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 18 232 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.00 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.80 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.93 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.95 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.59 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.59 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.86 #33ed17 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cc12e8  rgb(204, 18, 232)  hsl(292, 86%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#2ee812  rgb(46, 232, 18)  hsl(112, 86%, 49%)  Lime
#e8cc12  rgb(232, 204, 18)  hsl(52, 86%, 49%)  Citrine
#12e8cc  rgb(18, 232, 204)  hsl(172, 86%, 49%)  Turquoise