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#CC17D3

#cc17d3 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cc17d3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 9.02% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.32% cyan, 89.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 297.77°, with 80.34% saturation and 45.88% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1815

Complementary

  1. #cc17d3
  2. #1ed317

Split complementary

  1. #cc17d3
  2. #7cd317
  3. #17d36e

Analogous

  1. #6e17d3
  2. #cc17d3
  3. #d3177c

Triadic

  1. #cc17d3
  2. #d3cc17
  3. #17d3cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc17d3
  2. #d3171e
  3. #1ed317
  4. #17d3cc

Square

  1. #cc17d3
  2. #d36e17
  3. #1ed317
  4. #177cd3

Monochromatic

  1. #470849
  2. #890f8e
  3. #cc17d3
  4. #e54beb
  5. #ef90f3

Shades

#cc17d3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc17d3
  2. #b815be
  3. #a312a9
  4. #8f1094
  5. #7a0e7f
  6. #660c6a
  7. #520954
  8. #3d073f
  9. #29052a
  10. #140215
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc17d3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc17d3
  2. #d12ed7
  3. #d645dc
  4. #db5de0
  5. #e074e5
  6. #e68be9
  7. #eba2ed
  8. #f0b9f2
  9. #f5d1f6
  10. #fae8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc17d3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc17d3
  2. #c422cb
  3. #bd2cc2
  4. #b537ba
  5. #ae41b2
  6. #a64caa
  7. #9e56a1
  8. #976199
  9. #8f6b91
  10. #887688
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a05ea4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #507dcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1437d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8254d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9364d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf36a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc17d3 {
  color: #cc17d3;
}
Background
.bg-cc17d3 {
  background-color: #cc17d3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc17d3 {
  border: 2px solid #cc17d3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc17d3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 23 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 80% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc17d3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc17d3, #d3177c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc17d3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 23 211 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.60 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.82 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.85 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.50 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.52 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.56 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.56 #33e82c Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cc17d3  rgb(204, 23, 211)  hsl(298, 80%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#1ed317  rgb(30, 211, 23)  hsl(118, 80%, 46%)  Lime Green
#d3cc17  rgb(211, 204, 23)  hsl(58, 80%, 46%)  Citrine
#17d3cc  rgb(23, 211, 204)  hsl(178, 80%, 46%)  Medium Turquoise