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#CD08DC

#cd08dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd08dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.82% cyan, 96.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 295.75°, with 92.98% saturation and 44.71% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.43.

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Relative luminance0.1832

Complementary

  1. #cd08dc
  2. #17dc08

Split complementary

  1. #cd08dc
  2. #81dc08
  3. #08dc63

Analogous

  1. #6308dc
  2. #cd08dc
  3. #dc0881

Triadic

  1. #cd08dc
  2. #dccd08
  3. #08dccd

Tetradic

  1. #cd08dc
  2. #dc0817
  3. #17dc08
  4. #08dccd

Square

  1. #cd08dc
  2. #dc6308
  3. #17dc08
  4. #0881dc

Monochromatic

  1. #430348
  2. #880592
  3. #cd08dc
  4. #ea39f8
  5. #f283fa

Shades

#cd08dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd08dc
  2. #b907c6
  3. #a406b0
  4. #90069a
  5. #7b0584
  6. #67046e
  7. #520358
  8. #3e0242
  9. #29022c
  10. #150116
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd08dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd08dc
  2. #d221e0
  3. #d739e3
  4. #dc52e7
  5. #e16bea
  6. #e684ee
  7. #eb9cf1
  8. #f0b5f5
  9. #f5cef8
  10. #fae6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd08dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd08dc
  2. #c514d3
  3. #be20ca
  4. #b62cc0
  5. #ae38b7
  6. #a744ae
  7. #9f50a5
  8. #975c9c
  9. #8f6892
  10. #887489
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a15ea9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #477dd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d14582 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f53df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9163da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf36ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd08dc {
  color: #cd08dc;
}
Background
.bg-cd08dc {
  background-color: #cd08dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd08dc {
  border: 2px solid #cd08dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd08dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 8 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd08dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd08dc, #dc0881);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd08dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 8 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.43 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.05 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.72 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.66 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.16 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.24 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.24 #32f723 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd08dc  rgb(205, 8, 220)  hsl(296, 93%, 45%)  Electric Purple
#17dc08  rgb(23, 220, 8)  hsl(116, 93%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dccd08  rgb(220, 205, 8)  hsl(56, 93%, 45%)  Citrine
#08dccd  rgb(8, 220, 205)  hsl(176, 93%, 45%)  Turquoise