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#CD16EF

#cd16ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd16ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.23% cyan, 90.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 290.6°, with 87.15% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.62.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1978

Complementary

  1. #cd16ef
  2. #38ef16

Split complementary

  1. #cd16ef
  2. #a5ef16
  3. #16ef61

Analogous

  1. #6116ef
  2. #cd16ef
  3. #ef16a5

Triadic

  1. #cd16ef
  2. #efcd16
  3. #16efcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd16ef
  2. #ef1638
  3. #38ef16
  4. #16efcd

Square

  1. #cd16ef
  2. #ef6116
  3. #38ef16
  4. #16a5ef

Monochromatic

  1. #560765
  2. #930cad
  3. #cd16ef
  4. #dc5ef4
  5. #eca5f9

Shades

#cd16ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd16ef
  2. #b914d7
  3. #a412bf
  4. #900fa7
  5. #7b0d8f
  6. #670b78
  7. #520960
  8. #3e0748
  9. #290430
  10. #150218
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd16ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd16ef
  2. #d22df1
  3. #d745f2
  4. #dc5cf4
  5. #e173f5
  6. #e68bf7
  7. #eba2f9
  8. #f0b9fa
  9. #f5d0fc
  10. #fae8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd16ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd16ef
  2. #c521e4
  3. #be2bd9
  4. #b636ce
  5. #ae40c3
  6. #a74bb8
  7. #9f56ac
  8. #9760a1
  9. #8f6b96
  10. #88758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a262b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3480eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd538e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b59f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d66ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd43bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd16ef {
  color: #cd16ef;
}
Background
.bg-cd16ef {
  background-color: #cd16ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd16ef {
  border: 2px solid #cd16ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd16ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 22 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd16ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd16ef, #ef16a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd16ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 22 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.62 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.79 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.98 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.04 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.04 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.54 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.50 #32e910 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd16ef  rgb(205, 22, 239)  hsl(291, 87%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#38ef16  rgb(56, 239, 22)  hsl(111, 87%, 51%)  Neon Green
#efcd16  rgb(239, 205, 22)  hsl(51, 87%, 51%)  Jonquil
#16efcd  rgb(22, 239, 205)  hsl(171, 87%, 51%)  Turquoise