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#CC2AF2

#cc2af2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cc2af2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 16.47% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.7% cyan, 82.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 288.6°, with 88.5% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.19.

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Relative luminance0.209

Complementary

  1. #cc2af2
  2. #50f22a

Split complementary

  1. #cc2af2
  2. #b4f22a
  3. #2af268

Analogous

  1. #682af2
  2. #cc2af2
  3. #f22ab4

Triadic

  1. #cc2af2
  2. #f2cc2a
  3. #2af2cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc2af2
  2. #f22a50
  3. #50f22a
  4. #2af2cc

Square

  1. #cc2af2
  2. #f2682a
  3. #50f22a
  4. #2ab4f2

Monochromatic

  1. #65087b
  2. #a10cc4
  3. #cc2af2
  4. #dd72f6
  5. #efbafb

Shades

#cc2af2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc2af2
  2. #b826da
  3. #a322c2
  4. #8f1da9
  5. #7a1991
  6. #661579
  7. #521161
  8. #3d0d49
  9. #290830
  10. #140418
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc2af2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc2af2
  2. #d13ff3
  3. #d655f5
  4. #db6af6
  5. #e07ff7
  6. #e695f9
  7. #ebaafa
  8. #f0bffb
  9. #f5d4fc
  10. #faeafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc2af2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc2af2
  2. #c433e7
  3. #bd3bdb
  4. #b544d0
  5. #ae4cc4
  6. #a655b9
  7. #9e5eae
  8. #9766a2
  9. #8f6f97
  10. #88778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a367b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3883ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb5b92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c5ff5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d6af0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb4cc0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc2af2 {
  color: #cc2af2;
}
Background
.bg-cc2af2 {
  background-color: #cc2af2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc2af2 {
  border: 2px solid #cc2af2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc2af2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 42 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 89% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc2af2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc2af2, #f22ab4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc2af2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 42 242 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.19 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.05 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.33 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.33 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.69 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.32 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.28 #33d50d Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cc2af2  rgb(204, 42, 242)  hsl(289, 89%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#50f22a  rgb(80, 242, 42)  hsl(109, 89%, 56%)  Neon Green
#f2cc2a  rgb(242, 204, 42)  hsl(49, 89%, 56%)  Jonquil
#2af2cc  rgb(42, 242, 204)  hsl(169, 89%, 56%)  Aquamarine