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#CC23EF

#cc23ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cc23ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 13.73% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.64% cyan, 85.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 289.71°, with 86.44% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.93.

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Relative luminance0.2027

Complementary

  1. #cc23ef
  2. #46ef23

Split complementary

  1. #cc23ef
  2. #acef23
  3. #23ef66

Analogous

  1. #6623ef
  2. #cc23ef
  3. #ef23ac

Triadic

  1. #cc23ef
  2. #efcc23
  3. #23efcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc23ef
  2. #ef2346
  3. #46ef23
  4. #23efcc

Square

  1. #cc23ef
  2. #ef6623
  3. #46ef23
  4. #23acef

Monochromatic

  1. #5f0871
  2. #9b0db8
  3. #cc23ef
  4. #dd6af4
  5. #edb2f9

Shades

#cc23ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc23ef
  2. #b820d7
  3. #a31cbf
  4. #8f19a7
  5. #7a158f
  6. #661278
  7. #520e60
  8. #3d0b48
  9. #290730
  10. #140418
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc23ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc23ef
  2. #d139f1
  3. #d64ff2
  4. #db65f4
  5. #e07bf5
  6. #e691f7
  7. #eba7f9
  8. #f0bdfa
  9. #f5d3fc
  10. #fae9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc23ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc23ef
  2. #c42ce4
  3. #bd36d9
  4. #b53fce
  5. #ae48c3
  6. #a652b8
  7. #9e5bac
  8. #9764a1
  9. #8f6d96
  10. #88778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a264b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3881eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc5790 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c5cf2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d68ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc48bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc23ef {
  color: #cc23ef;
}
Background
.bg-cc23ef {
  background-color: #cc23ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc23ef {
  border: 2px solid #cc23ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc23ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 35 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc23ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc23ef, #ef23ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc23ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 35 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.93 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.26 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.72 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.72 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.33 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.80 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.44 #33dc10 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cc23ef  rgb(204, 35, 239)  hsl(290, 86%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#46ef23  rgb(70, 239, 35)  hsl(110, 86%, 54%)  Neon Green
#efcc23  rgb(239, 204, 35)  hsl(50, 86%, 54%)  Jonquil
#23efcc  rgb(35, 239, 204)  hsl(170, 86%, 54%)  Turquoise