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#CD0ADD

#cd0add ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd0add is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 3.92% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.24% cyan, 95.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 295.45°, with 91.34% saturation and 45.29% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.31.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1842

Complementary

  1. #cd0add
  2. #1add0a

Split complementary

  1. #cd0add
  2. #83dd0a
  3. #0add63

Analogous

  1. #630add
  2. #cd0add
  3. #dd0a83

Triadic

  1. #cd0add
  2. #ddcd0a
  3. #0addcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd0add
  2. #dd0a1a
  3. #1add0a
  4. #0addcd

Square

  1. #cd0add
  2. #dd630a
  3. #1add0a
  4. #0a83dd

Monochromatic

  1. #45034b
  2. #890794
  3. #cd0add
  4. #e83df6
  5. #f186fa

Shades

#cd0add mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd0add
  2. #b909c7
  3. #a408b1
  4. #90079b
  5. #7b0685
  6. #67056f
  7. #520458
  8. #3e0342
  9. #29022c
  10. #150116
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd0add mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd0add
  2. #d223e0
  3. #d73be4
  4. #dc54e7
  5. #e16ceb
  6. #e685ee
  7. #eb9df1
  8. #f0b6f5
  9. #f5cef8
  10. #fae7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd0add mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd0add
  2. #c516d4
  3. #be22ca
  4. #b62dc1
  5. #ae39b8
  6. #a745af
  7. #9f51a5
  8. #975d9c
  9. #8f6893
  10. #887489
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a15eaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #467ed9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d14682 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f54e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9163db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf37ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd0add {
  color: #cd0add;
}
Background
.bg-cd0add {
  background-color: #cd0add;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd0add {
  border: 2px solid #cd0add;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd0add;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 10 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 91% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd0add {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd0add, #dd0a83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd0add {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 10 221 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.31 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.99 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.75 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.61 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.14 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.14 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.21 #32f522 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd0add  rgb(205, 10, 221)  hsl(295, 91%, 45%)  Electric Purple
#1add0a  rgb(26, 221, 10)  hsl(115, 91%, 45%)  Lime Green
#ddcd0a  rgb(221, 205, 10)  hsl(55, 91%, 45%)  Citrine
#0addcd  rgb(10, 221, 205)  hsl(175, 91%, 45%)  Turquoise