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#CD00E2

#cd00e2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd00e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 0% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.29% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 294.42°, with 100% saturation and 44.31% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.66.

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Relative luminance0.1847

Complementary

  1. #cd00e2
  2. #15e200

Split complementary

  1. #cd00e2
  2. #86e200
  3. #00e25c

Analogous

  1. #5c00e2
  2. #cd00e2
  3. #e20086

Triadic

  1. #cd00e2
  2. #e2cd00
  3. #00e2cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd00e2
  2. #e20015
  3. #15e200
  4. #00e2cd

Square

  1. #cd00e2
  2. #e25c00
  3. #15e200
  4. #0086e2

Monochromatic

  1. #420049
  2. #880095
  3. #cd00e2
  4. #ec2fff
  5. #f37cff

Shades

#cd00e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd00e2
  2. #b900cb
  3. #a400b5
  4. #90009e
  5. #7b0088
  6. #670071
  7. #52005a
  8. #3e0044
  9. #29002d
  10. #150017
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd00e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd00e2
  2. #d21ae5
  3. #d733e8
  4. #dc4deb
  5. #e166ee
  6. #e680f1
  7. #eb99f3
  8. #f0b3f6
  9. #f5ccf9
  10. #fae6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd00e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd00e2
  2. #c50dd8
  3. #be1ace
  4. #b626c5
  5. #ae33bb
  6. #a740b1
  7. #9f4da7
  8. #975a9d
  9. #8f6694
  10. #88738a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a15eac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #407ede ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d04885 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d53e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f63e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf37b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd00e2 {
  color: #cd00e2;
}
Background
.bg-cd00e2 {
  background-color: #cd00e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd00e2 {
  border: 2px solid #cd00e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd00e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 0 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 100% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd00e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd00e2, #e20086);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd00e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 0 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.66 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.20 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.70 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.13 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.09 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.09 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.57 #32ff1d Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd00e2  rgb(205, 0, 226)  hsl(294, 100%, 44%)  Electric Purple
#15e200  rgb(21, 226, 0)  hsl(114, 100%, 44%)  Lime Green
#e2cd00  rgb(226, 205, 0)  hsl(54, 100%, 44%)  Citrine
#00e2cd  rgb(0, 226, 205)  hsl(174, 100%, 44%)  Turquoise