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#CD08CD

#cd08cd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd08cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 3.14% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 96.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 92.49% saturation and 41.76% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 7.45.

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Relative luminance0.1756

Complementary

  1. #cd08cd
  2. #08cd08

Split complementary

  1. #cd08cd
  2. #6acd08
  3. #08cd6a

Analogous

  1. #6a08cd
  2. #cd08cd
  3. #cd086a

Triadic

  1. #cd08cd
  2. #cdcd08
  3. #08cdcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd08cd
  2. #cd0808
  3. #08cd08
  4. #08cdcd

Square

  1. #cd08cd
  2. #cd6a08
  3. #08cd08
  4. #086acd

Monochromatic

  1. #3a023a
  2. #830583
  3. #cd08cd
  4. #f72bf7
  5. #fa74fa

Shades

#cd08cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd08cd
  2. #b907b9
  3. #a406a4
  4. #900690
  5. #7b057b
  6. #670467
  7. #520352
  8. #3e023e
  9. #290229
  10. #150115
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd08cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd08cd
  2. #d221d2
  3. #d739d7
  4. #dc52dc
  5. #e16be1
  6. #e684e6
  7. #eb9ceb
  8. #f0b5f0
  9. #f5cef5
  10. #fae6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd08cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd08cd
  2. #c514c5
  3. #be20be
  4. #b62cb6
  5. #ae38ae
  6. #a744a7
  7. #9f509f
  8. #975c97
  9. #8f688f
  10. #887488
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a05ca0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #537cc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d43c79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8350d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9462cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d12ea1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd08cd {
  color: #cd08cd;
}
Background
.bg-cd08cd {
  background-color: #cd08cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd08cd {
  border: 2px solid #cd08cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd08cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 8 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd08cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd08cd, #cd086a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd08cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 8 205 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.45 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.62 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.98 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.49 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.63 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.99 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 11.27 #32f732 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd08cd  rgb(205, 8, 205)  hsl(300, 92%, 42%)  Electric Purple
#08cd08  rgb(8, 205, 8)  hsl(120, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cdcd08  rgb(205, 205, 8)  hsl(60, 92%, 42%)  Citrine
#08cdcd  rgb(8, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 92%, 42%)  Robin Egg Blue