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#CD00EA

#cd00ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd00ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.39% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 292.56°, with 100% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.77.

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Relative luminance0.1892

Complementary

  1. #cd00ea
  2. #1dea00

Split complementary

  1. #cd00ea
  2. #92ea00
  3. #00ea58

Analogous

  1. #5800ea
  2. #cd00ea
  3. #ea0092

Triadic

  1. #cd00ea
  2. #eacd00
  3. #00eacd

Tetradic

  1. #cd00ea
  2. #ea001d
  3. #1dea00
  4. #00eacd

Square

  1. #cd00ea
  2. #ea5800
  3. #1dea00
  4. #0092ea

Monochromatic

  1. #470051
  2. #8a009d
  3. #cd00ea
  4. #e637ff
  5. #f084ff

Shades

#cd00ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd00ea
  2. #b900d3
  3. #a400bb
  4. #9000a4
  5. #7b008c
  6. #670075
  7. #52005e
  8. #3e0046
  9. #29002f
  10. #150017
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd00ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd00ea
  2. #d21aec
  3. #d733ee
  4. #dc4df0
  5. #e166f2
  6. #e680f5
  7. #eb99f7
  8. #f0b3f9
  9. #f5ccfb
  10. #fae6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd00ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd00ea
  2. #c50ddf
  3. #be1ad5
  4. #b626ca
  5. #ae33c0
  6. #a740b5
  7. #9f4daa
  8. #975aa0
  9. #8f6695
  10. #88738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a15fb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006def ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #367ee6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce4d8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b55ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d63e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce3bb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd00ea {
  color: #cd00ea;
}
Background
.bg-cd00ea {
  background-color: #cd00ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd00ea {
  border: 2px solid #cd00ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd00ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 0 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd00ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd00ea, #ea0092);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd00ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 0 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.77 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.26 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.70 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.95 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.74 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.74 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.14 #32ff15 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd00ea  rgb(205, 0, 234)  hsl(293, 100%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#1dea00  rgb(29, 234, 0)  hsl(113, 100%, 46%)  Lime
#eacd00  rgb(234, 205, 0)  hsl(53, 100%, 46%)  Citrine
#00eacd  rgb(0, 234, 205)  hsl(173, 100%, 46%)  Turquoise