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#CD0CDD

#cd0cdd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd0cdd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 4.71% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.24% cyan, 94.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 295.41°, with 89.7% saturation and 45.69% 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 5.32.

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Relative luminance0.1846

Complementary

  1. #cd0cdd
  2. #1cdd0c

Split complementary

  1. #cd0cdd
  2. #84dd0c
  3. #0cdd65

Analogous

  1. #650cdd
  2. #cd0cdd
  3. #dd0c84

Triadic

  1. #cd0cdd
  2. #ddcd0c
  3. #0cddcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd0cdd
  2. #dd0c1c
  3. #1cdd0c
  4. #0cddcd

Square

  1. #cd0cdd
  2. #dd650c
  3. #1cdd0c
  4. #0c84dd

Monochromatic

  1. #46044c
  2. #8a0894
  3. #cd0cdd
  4. #e741f5
  5. #f089f9

Shades

#cd0cdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd0cdd
  2. #b90bc7
  3. #a40ab1
  4. #90089b
  5. #7b0785
  6. #67066f
  7. #520558
  8. #3e0442
  9. #29022c
  10. #150116
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd0cdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd0cdd
  2. #d224e0
  3. #d73de4
  4. #dc55e7
  5. #e16deb
  6. #e686ee
  7. #eb9ef1
  8. #f0b6f5
  9. #f5cef8
  10. #fae7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd0cdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd0cdd
  2. #c518d4
  3. #be23ca
  4. #b62fc1
  5. #ae3ab8
  6. #a746af
  7. #9f52a5
  8. #975d9c
  9. #8f6993
  10. #887489
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a15eaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #477ed9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d14783 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f54e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9164db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf37ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd0cdd {
  color: #cd0cdd;
}
Background
.bg-cd0cdd {
  background-color: #cd0cdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd0cdd {
  border: 2px solid #cd0cdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd0cdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 12 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 90% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd0cdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd0cdd, #dd0c84);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd0cdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 12 221 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.32 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.93 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.78 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.64 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.09 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.09 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.20 #32f322 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd0cdd  rgb(205, 12, 221)  hsl(295, 90%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#1cdd0c  rgb(28, 221, 12)  hsl(115, 90%, 46%)  Lime Green
#ddcd0c  rgb(221, 205, 12)  hsl(55, 90%, 46%)  Citrine
#0cddcd  rgb(12, 221, 205)  hsl(175, 90%, 46%)  Turquoise