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#CC17DB

#cc17db ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cc17db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 9.02% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.85% cyan, 89.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 295.41°, with 80.99% saturation and 47.45% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.56.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1856

Complementary

  1. #cc17db
  2. #26db17

Split complementary

  1. #cc17db
  2. #88db17
  3. #17db6a

Analogous

  1. #6a17db
  2. #cc17db
  3. #db1788

Triadic

  1. #cc17db
  2. #dbcc17
  3. #17dbcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc17db
  2. #db1726
  3. #26db17
  4. #17dbcc

Square

  1. #cc17db
  2. #db6a17
  3. #26db17
  4. #1788db

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0851
  2. #8c1096
  3. #cc17db
  4. #e152ed
  5. #ed97f4

Shades

#cc17db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc17db
  2. #b815c5
  3. #a312af
  4. #8f1099
  5. #7a0e83
  6. #660c6e
  7. #520958
  8. #3d0742
  9. #29052c
  10. #140216
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc17db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc17db
  2. #d12edf
  3. #d645e2
  4. #db5de6
  5. #e074e9
  6. #e68bed
  7. #eba2f1
  8. #f0b9f4
  9. #f5d1f8
  10. #fae8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc17db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc17db
  2. #c422d2
  3. #bd2cc9
  4. #b537c0
  5. #ae41b7
  6. #a64cae
  7. #9e56a4
  8. #97619b
  9. #8f6b92
  10. #887689
  11. #808080

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

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a05fa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a7ed7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d04882 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8055de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9164d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce3aad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc17db {
  color: #cc17db;
}
Background
.bg-cc17db {
  background-color: #cc17db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc17db {
  border: 2px solid #cc17db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc17db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 23 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc17db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc17db, #db1788);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc17db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 23 219 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.56 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.59 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.78 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.85 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.93 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.05 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.05 #33e824 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cc17db  rgb(204, 23, 219)  hsl(295, 81%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#26db17  rgb(38, 219, 23)  hsl(115, 81%, 47%)  Lime Green
#dbcc17  rgb(219, 204, 23)  hsl(55, 81%, 47%)  Citrine
#17dbcc  rgb(23, 219, 204)  hsl(175, 81%, 47%)  Turquoise