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#CD15DB

#cd15db ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd15db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 8.24% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.39% cyan, 90.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 295.76°, with 82.5% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.65.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1863

Complementary

  1. #cd15db
  2. #23db15

Split complementary

  1. #cd15db
  2. #86db15
  3. #15db6a

Analogous

  1. #6a15db
  2. #cd15db
  3. #db1586

Triadic

  1. #cd15db
  2. #dbcd15
  3. #15dbcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd15db
  2. #db1523
  3. #23db15
  4. #15dbcd

Square

  1. #cd15db
  2. #db6a15
  3. #23db15
  4. #1586db

Monochromatic

  1. #4a084f
  2. #8c0e95
  3. #cd15db
  4. #e34eee
  5. #ee94f5

Shades

#cd15db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd15db
  2. #b913c5
  3. #a411af
  4. #900f99
  5. #7b0d83
  6. #670b6e
  7. #520858
  8. #3e0642
  9. #29042c
  10. #150216
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd15db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd15db
  2. #d22cdf
  3. #d744e2
  4. #dc5be6
  5. #e173e9
  6. #e68aed
  7. #eba1f1
  8. #f0b9f4
  9. #f5d0f8
  10. #fae8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd15db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd15db
  2. #c520d2
  3. #be2ac9
  4. #b635c0
  5. #ae40b7
  6. #a74bae
  7. #9f55a4
  8. #97609b
  9. #8f6b92
  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 #a15fa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a7ed7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d14782 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8055de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9264d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d039ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd15db {
  color: #cd15db;
}
Background
.bg-cd15db {
  background-color: #cd15db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd15db {
  border: 2px solid #cd15db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd15db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 21 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 83% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd15db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd15db, #db1586);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd15db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 21 219 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.65 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.63 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.93 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.94 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.94 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.98 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.04 #32ea24 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd15db  rgb(205, 21, 219)  hsl(296, 83%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#23db15  rgb(35, 219, 21)  hsl(116, 83%, 47%)  Lime Green
#dbcd15  rgb(219, 205, 21)  hsl(56, 83%, 47%)  Citrine
#15dbcd  rgb(21, 219, 205)  hsl(176, 83%, 47%)  Turquoise