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#CD12E0

#cd12e0 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd12e0 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 87.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.48% cyan, 91.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 294.47°, with 85.12% saturation and 47.45% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.01.

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Relative luminance0.1879

Complementary

  1. #cd12e0
  2. #25e012

Split complementary

  1. #cd12e0
  2. #8ce012
  3. #12e066

Analogous

  1. #6612e0
  2. #cd12e0
  3. #e0128c

Triadic

  1. #cd12e0
  2. #e0cd12
  3. #12e0cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd12e0
  2. #e01225
  3. #25e012
  4. #12e0cd

Square

  1. #cd12e0
  2. #e06612
  3. #25e012
  4. #128ce0

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0752
  2. #8c0c99
  3. #cd12e0
  4. #e24ef1
  5. #ed95f6

Shades

#cd12e0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd12e0
  2. #b910ca
  3. #a40eb3
  4. #900d9d
  5. #7b0b86
  6. #670970
  7. #52075a
  8. #3e0543
  9. #29042d
  10. #150216
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd12e0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd12e0
  2. #d22ae3
  3. #d741e6
  4. #dc59e9
  5. #e171ec
  6. #e689f0
  7. #eba0f3
  8. #f0b8f6
  9. #f5d0f9
  10. #fae7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd12e0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd12e0
  2. #c51dd6
  3. #be28cd
  4. #b633c3
  5. #ae3eba
  6. #a749b0
  7. #9f54a6
  8. #975f9d
  9. #8f6a93
  10. #88758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a15fac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ce5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #457edc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d04a85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f55e3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9064de ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf3bb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd12e0 {
  color: #cd12e0;
}
Background
.bg-cd12e0 {
  background-color: #cd12e0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd12e0 {
  border: 2px solid #cd12e0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd12e0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 18 224;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd12e0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd12e0, #e0128c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd12e0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 18 224 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.01 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.70 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.92 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.56 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.77 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.77 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.37 #32ed1f Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd12e0  rgb(205, 18, 224)  hsl(294, 85%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#25e012  rgb(37, 224, 18)  hsl(114, 85%, 47%)  Lime Green
#e0cd12  rgb(224, 205, 18)  hsl(54, 85%, 47%)  Citrine
#12e0cd  rgb(18, 224, 205)  hsl(174, 85%, 47%)  Turquoise