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#CD16EA

#cd16ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd16ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.39% cyan, 90.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 291.79°, with 83.46% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.03.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1949

Complementary

  1. #cd16ea
  2. #33ea16

Split complementary

  1. #cd16ea
  2. #9dea16
  3. #16ea63

Analogous

  1. #6316ea
  2. #cd16ea
  3. #ea169d

Triadic

  1. #cd16ea
  2. #eacd16
  3. #16eacd

Tetradic

  1. #cd16ea
  2. #ea1633
  3. #33ea16
  4. #16eacd

Square

  1. #cd16ea
  2. #ea6316
  3. #33ea16
  4. #169dea

Monochromatic

  1. #53095f
  2. #900fa5
  3. #cd16ea
  4. #dc5cf0
  5. #eba2f7

Shades

#cd16ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd16ea
  2. #b914d3
  3. #a412bb
  4. #900fa4
  5. #7b0d8c
  6. #670b75
  7. #52095e
  8. #3e0746
  9. #29042f
  10. #150217
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd16ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd16ea
  2. #d22dec
  3. #d745ee
  4. #dc5cf0
  5. #e173f2
  6. #e68bf5
  7. #eba2f7
  8. #f0b9f9
  9. #f5d0fb
  10. #fae8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd16ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd16ea
  2. #c521df
  3. #be2bd5
  4. #b636ca
  5. #ae40c0
  6. #a74bb5
  7. #9f56aa
  8. #9760a0
  9. #8f6b95
  10. #88758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a261b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b80e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce508b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d58ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e66e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce40b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd16ea {
  color: #cd16ea;
}
Background
.bg-cd16ea {
  background-color: #cd16ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd16ea {
  border: 2px solid #cd16ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd16ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 22 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 83% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd16ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd16ea, #ea169d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd16ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 22 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.03 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.64 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.15 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.20 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.20 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.30 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.09 #32e915 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd16ea  rgb(205, 22, 234)  hsl(292, 83%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#33ea16  rgb(51, 234, 22)  hsl(112, 83%, 50%)  Lime
#eacd16  rgb(234, 205, 22)  hsl(52, 83%, 50%)  Citrine
#16eacd  rgb(22, 234, 205)  hsl(172, 83%, 50%)  Turquoise