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#CD12D7

#cd12d7 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd12d7 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 7.06% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.65% cyan, 91.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 296.95°, with 84.55% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.13.

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Relative luminance0.1832

Complementary

  1. #cd12d7
  2. #1cd712

Split complementary

  1. #cd12d7
  2. #7fd712
  3. #12d76a

Analogous

  1. #6a12d7
  2. #cd12d7
  3. #d7127f

Triadic

  1. #cd12d7
  2. #d7cd12
  3. #12d7cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd12d7
  2. #d7121c
  3. #1cd712
  4. #12d7cd

Square

  1. #cd12d7
  2. #d76a12
  3. #1cd712
  4. #127fd7

Monochromatic

  1. #46064a
  2. #8a0c90
  3. #cd12d7
  4. #e746f0
  5. #f08df5

Shades

#cd12d7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd12d7
  2. #b910c2
  3. #a40eac
  4. #900d97
  5. #7b0b81
  6. #67096c
  7. #520756
  8. #3e0541
  9. #29042b
  10. #150216
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd12d7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd12d7
  2. #d22adb
  3. #d741df
  4. #dc59e3
  5. #e171e7
  6. #e689eb
  7. #eba0ef
  8. #f0b8f3
  9. #f5d0f7
  10. #fae7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd12d7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd12d7
  2. #c51dce
  3. #be28c6
  4. #b633bd
  5. #ae3eb4
  6. #a749ac
  7. #9f54a3
  8. #975f9a
  9. #8f6a91
  10. #887589
  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 #a15ea6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d7ed3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2447f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8154da ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9264d5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d036aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd12d7 {
  color: #cd12d7;
}
Background
.bg-cd12d7 {
  background-color: #cd12d7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd12d7 {
  border: 2px solid #cd12d7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd12d7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 18 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd12d7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd12d7, #d7127f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd12d7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 18 215 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.13 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.85 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.88 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.83 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.22 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.29 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.29 #32ed28 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd12d7  rgb(205, 18, 215)  hsl(297, 85%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#1cd712  rgb(28, 215, 18)  hsl(117, 85%, 46%)  Lime Green
#d7cd12  rgb(215, 205, 18)  hsl(57, 85%, 46%)  Citrine
#12d7cd  rgb(18, 215, 205)  hsl(177, 85%, 46%)  Medium Turquoise