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#CD16D9

#cd16d9 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd16d9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 8.63% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.53% cyan, 89.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 296.31°, with 81.59% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.91.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1856

Complementary

  1. #cd16d9
  2. #22d916

Split complementary

  1. #cd16d9
  2. #83d916
  3. #16d96c

Analogous

  1. #6c16d9
  2. #cd16d9
  3. #d91683

Triadic

  1. #cd16d9
  2. #d9cd16
  3. #16d9cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd16d9
  2. #d91622
  3. #22d916
  4. #16d9cd

Square

  1. #cd16d9
  2. #d96c16
  3. #22d916
  4. #1683d9

Monochromatic

  1. #4a084e
  2. #8b0f94
  3. #cd16d9
  4. #e34eed
  5. #ee94f4

Shades

#cd16d9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd16d9
  2. #b914c3
  3. #a412ae
  4. #900f98
  5. #7b0d82
  6. #670b6d
  7. #520957
  8. #3e0741
  9. #29042b
  10. #150216
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd16d9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd16d9
  2. #d22ddd
  3. #d745e1
  4. #dc5ce4
  5. #e173e8
  6. #e68bec
  7. #eba2f0
  8. #f0b9f4
  9. #f5d0f7
  10. #fae8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd16d9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd16d9
  2. #c521d0
  3. #be2bc7
  4. #b636be
  5. #ae40b5
  6. #a74bad
  7. #9f56a4
  8. #97609b
  9. #8f6b92
  10. #887589
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a15fa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ade ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c7ed5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d24681 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8155dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9264d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d039ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd16d9 {
  color: #cd16d9;
}
Background
.bg-cd16d9 {
  background-color: #cd16d9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd16d9 {
  border: 2px solid #cd16d9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd16d9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 22 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd16d9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd16d9, #d91683);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd16d9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 22 217 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.91 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.63 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.96 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.92 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.03 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.03 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.16 #32e926 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd16d9  rgb(205, 22, 217)  hsl(296, 82%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#22d916  rgb(34, 217, 22)  hsl(116, 82%, 47%)  Lime Green
#d9cd16  rgb(217, 205, 22)  hsl(56, 82%, 47%)  Citrine
#16d9cd  rgb(22, 217, 205)  hsl(176, 82%, 47%)  Turquoise