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#CD11ED

#cd11ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd11ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 6.67% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.5% cyan, 92.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 291.27°, with 86.61% saturation and 49.8% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.67.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1949

Complementary

  1. #cd11ed
  2. #31ed11

Split complementary

  1. #cd11ed
  2. #9fed11
  3. #11ed5f

Analogous

  1. #5f11ed
  2. #cd11ed
  3. #ed119f

Triadic

  1. #cd11ed
  2. #edcd11
  3. #11edcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd11ed
  2. #ed1131
  3. #31ed11
  4. #11edcd

Square

  1. #cd11ed
  2. #ed5f11
  3. #31ed11
  4. #119fed

Monochromatic

  1. #51075e
  2. #8f0ca6
  3. #cd11ed
  4. #dc57f3
  5. #eb9ff8

Shades

#cd11ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd11ed
  2. #b90fd5
  3. #a40ebe
  4. #900ca6
  5. #7b0a8e
  6. #670977
  7. #52075f
  8. #3e0547
  9. #29032f
  10. #150218
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd11ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd11ed
  2. #d229ef
  3. #d741f1
  4. #dc58f2
  5. #e170f4
  6. #e688f6
  7. #eba0f8
  8. #f0b8fa
  9. #f5cffb
  10. #fae7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd11ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd11ed
  2. #c51ce2
  3. #be27d7
  4. #b632cc
  5. #ae3dc1
  6. #a749b7
  7. #9f54ac
  8. #975fa1
  9. #8f6a96
  10. #88758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a261b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3580e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce518c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b58f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d65eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd40bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd11ed {
  color: #cd11ed;
}
Background
.bg-cd11ed {
  background-color: #cd11ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd11ed {
  border: 2px solid #cd11ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd11ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 17 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd11ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd11ed, #ed119f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd11ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 17 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.67 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.90 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.90 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.26 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.26 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.33 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.34 #32ee12 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd11ed  rgb(205, 17, 237)  hsl(291, 87%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#31ed11  rgb(49, 237, 17)  hsl(111, 87%, 50%)  Lime
#edcd11  rgb(237, 205, 17)  hsl(51, 87%, 50%)  Jonquil
#11edcd  rgb(17, 237, 205)  hsl(171, 87%, 50%)  Turquoise