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#CD12DD

#cd12dd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd12dd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.24% cyan, 91.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 295.27°, with 84.94% saturation and 46.86% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.37.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1863

Complementary

  1. #cd12dd
  2. #22dd12

Split complementary

  1. #cd12dd
  2. #87dd12
  3. #12dd67

Analogous

  1. #6712dd
  2. #cd12dd
  3. #dd1287

Triadic

  1. #cd12dd
  2. #ddcd12
  3. #12ddcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd12dd
  2. #dd1222
  3. #22dd12
  4. #12ddcd

Square

  1. #cd12dd
  2. #dd6712
  3. #22dd12
  4. #1287dd

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0650
  2. #8b0c96
  3. #cd12dd
  4. #e34bf0
  5. #ee92f6

Shades

#cd12dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd12dd
  2. #b910c7
  3. #a40eb1
  4. #900d9b
  5. #7b0b85
  6. #67096f
  7. #520758
  8. #3e0542
  9. #29042c
  10. #150216
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd12dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd12dd
  2. #d22ae0
  3. #d741e4
  4. #dc59e7
  5. #e171eb
  6. #e689ee
  7. #eba0f1
  8. #f0b8f5
  9. #f5d0f8
  10. #fae7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd12dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd12dd
  2. #c51dd4
  3. #be28ca
  4. #b633c1
  5. #ae3eb8
  6. #a749af
  7. #9f54a5
  8. #975f9c
  9. #8f6a93
  10. #887589
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a15faa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #487ed9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d14883 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8055e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9164db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf39ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd12dd {
  color: #cd12dd;
}
Background
.bg-cd12dd {
  background-color: #cd12dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd12dd {
  border: 2px solid #cd12dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd12dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 18 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd12dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd12dd, #dd1287);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd12dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 18 221 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.37 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.73 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.88 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.76 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.93 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.93 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.18 #32ed22 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd12dd  rgb(205, 18, 221)  hsl(295, 85%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#22dd12  rgb(34, 221, 18)  hsl(115, 85%, 47%)  Lime Green
#ddcd12  rgb(221, 205, 18)  hsl(55, 85%, 47%)  Citrine
#12ddcd  rgb(18, 221, 205)  hsl(175, 85%, 47%)  Turquoise