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#CD17EB

#cd17eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd17eb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.77% cyan, 90.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 291.51°, with 84.13% saturation and 50.59% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.96.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1959

Complementary

  1. #cd17eb
  2. #35eb17

Split complementary

  1. #cd17eb
  2. #9feb17
  3. #17eb63

Analogous

  1. #6317eb
  2. #cd17eb
  3. #eb179f

Triadic

  1. #cd17eb
  2. #ebcd17
  3. #17ebcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd17eb
  2. #eb1735
  3. #35eb17
  4. #17ebcd

Square

  1. #cd17eb
  2. #eb6317
  3. #35eb17
  4. #179feb

Monochromatic

  1. #540861
  2. #910ea7
  3. #cd17eb
  4. #dc5df1
  5. #eba4f7

Shades

#cd17eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd17eb
  2. #b915d4
  3. #a412bc
  4. #9010a5
  5. #7b0e8d
  6. #670c76
  7. #52095e
  8. #3e0747
  9. #29052f
  10. #150218
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd17eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd17eb
  2. #d22eed
  3. #d745ef
  4. #dc5df1
  5. #e174f3
  6. #e68bf5
  7. #eba2f7
  8. #f0b9f9
  9. #f5d1fb
  10. #fae8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd17eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd17eb
  2. #c522e0
  3. #be2cd6
  4. #b637cb
  5. #ae41c0
  6. #a74cb6
  7. #9f56ab
  8. #9761a0
  9. #8f6b95
  10. #88768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a262b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a80e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce518c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c59ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e66e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce41ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd17eb {
  color: #cd17eb;
}
Background
.bg-cd17eb {
  background-color: #cd17eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd17eb {
  border: 2px solid #cd17eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd17eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 23 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 84% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd17eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd17eb, #eb179f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd17eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 23 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.96 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.63 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.13 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.13 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.14 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.37 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.17 #32e814 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd17eb  rgb(205, 23, 235)  hsl(292, 84%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#35eb17  rgb(53, 235, 23)  hsl(112, 84%, 51%)  Lime
#ebcd17  rgb(235, 205, 23)  hsl(52, 84%, 51%)  Citrine
#17ebcd  rgb(23, 235, 205)  hsl(172, 84%, 51%)  Turquoise