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#CD16DC

#cd16dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd16dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.82% cyan, 90% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 295.45°, with 81.82% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.54.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1872

Complementary

  1. #cd16dc
  2. #25dc16

Split complementary

  1. #cd16dc
  2. #88dc16
  3. #16dc6a

Analogous

  1. #6a16dc
  2. #cd16dc
  3. #dc1688

Triadic

  1. #cd16dc
  2. #dccd16
  3. #16dccd

Tetradic

  1. #cd16dc
  2. #dc1625
  3. #25dc16
  4. #16dccd

Square

  1. #cd16dc
  2. #dc6a16
  3. #25dc16
  4. #1688dc

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0851
  2. #8c0f96
  3. #cd16dc
  4. #e251ee
  5. #ed96f5

Shades

#cd16dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd16dc
  2. #b914c6
  3. #a412b0
  4. #900f9a
  5. #7b0d84
  6. #670b6e
  7. #520958
  8. #3e0742
  9. #29042c
  10. #150216
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd16dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd16dc
  2. #d22de0
  3. #d745e3
  4. #dc5ce7
  5. #e173ea
  6. #e68bee
  7. #eba2f1
  8. #f0b9f5
  9. #f5d0f8
  10. #fae8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd16dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd16dc
  2. #c521d3
  3. #be2bca
  4. #b636c0
  5. #ae40b7
  6. #a74bae
  7. #9f56a5
  8. #97609c
  9. #8f6b92
  10. #887589
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a15fa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a7ed8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d14883 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8055df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9165da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf3aae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd16dc {
  color: #cd16dc;
}
Background
.bg-cd16dc {
  background-color: #cd16dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd16dc {
  border: 2px solid #cd16dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd16dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 22 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 82% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd16dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd16dc, #dc1688);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd16dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 22 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.54 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.57 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.96 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.85 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.85 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.93 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.09 #32e923 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd16dc  rgb(205, 22, 220)  hsl(295, 82%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#25dc16  rgb(37, 220, 22)  hsl(115, 82%, 47%)  Lime Green
#dccd16  rgb(220, 205, 22)  hsl(55, 82%, 47%)  Citrine
#16dccd  rgb(22, 220, 205)  hsl(175, 82%, 47%)  Turquoise