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#CD17DA

#cd17da ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd17da is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 9.02% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.96% cyan, 89.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 296°, with 80.91% saturation and 47.25% 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 5.8.

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Relative luminance0.1865

Complementary

  1. #cd17da
  2. #24da17

Split complementary

  1. #cd17da
  2. #85da17
  3. #17da6b

Analogous

  1. #6b17da
  2. #cd17da
  3. #da1785

Triadic

  1. #cd17da
  2. #dacd17
  3. #17dacd

Tetradic

  1. #cd17da
  2. #da1724
  3. #24da17
  4. #17dacd

Square

  1. #cd17da
  2. #da6b17
  3. #24da17
  4. #1785da

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0850
  2. #8c1095
  3. #cd17da
  4. #e251ed
  5. #ee96f4

Shades

#cd17da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd17da
  2. #b915c4
  3. #a412ae
  4. #901099
  5. #7b0e83
  6. #670c6d
  7. #520957
  8. #3e0741
  9. #29052c
  10. #150216
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd17da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd17da
  2. #d22ede
  3. #d745e1
  4. #dc5de5
  5. #e174e9
  6. #e68bed
  7. #eba2f0
  8. #f0b9f4
  9. #f5d1f8
  10. #fae8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd17da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd17da
  2. #c522d1
  3. #be2cc8
  4. #b637bf
  5. #ae41b6
  6. #a74cad
  7. #9f56a4
  8. #97619b
  9. #8f6b92
  10. #887689
  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 #a15fa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c7ed6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d14782 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8155dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9265d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d039ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd17da {
  color: #cd17da;
}
Background
.bg-cd17da {
  background-color: #cd17da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd17da {
  border: 2px solid #cd17da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd17da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 23 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd17da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd17da, #da1785);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd17da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 23 218 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.80 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.56 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.98 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.93 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.93 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.97 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.11 #32e825 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd17da  rgb(205, 23, 218)  hsl(296, 81%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#24da17  rgb(36, 218, 23)  hsl(116, 81%, 47%)  Lime Green
#dacd17  rgb(218, 205, 23)  hsl(56, 81%, 47%)  Citrine
#17dacd  rgb(23, 218, 205)  hsl(176, 81%, 47%)  Turquoise