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#CD18E1

#cd18e1 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd18e1 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 9.41% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.89% cyan, 89.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 294.03°, with 80.72% saturation and 48.82% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.98.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1907

Complementary

  1. #cd18e1
  2. #2ce118

Split complementary

  1. #cd18e1
  2. #90e118
  3. #18e168

Analogous

  1. #6818e1
  2. #cd18e1
  3. #e11890

Triadic

  1. #cd18e1
  2. #e1cd18
  3. #18e1cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd18e1
  2. #e1182c
  3. #2ce118
  4. #18e1cd

Square

  1. #cd18e1
  2. #e16818
  3. #2ce118
  4. #1890e1

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0957
  2. #8e119c
  3. #cd18e1
  4. #de58ed
  5. #ec9df5

Shades

#cd18e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd18e1
  2. #b916cb
  3. #a413b4
  4. #90119e
  5. #7b0e87
  6. #670c71
  7. #520a5a
  8. #3e0744
  9. #29052d
  10. #150217
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd18e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd18e1
  2. #d22fe4
  3. #d746e7
  4. #dc5dea
  5. #e174ed
  6. #e68cf0
  7. #eba3f3
  8. #f0baf6
  9. #f5d1f9
  10. #fae8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd18e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd18e1
  2. #c522d7
  3. #be2dce
  4. #b637c4
  5. #ae42ba
  6. #a74cb1
  7. #9f56a7
  8. #97619d
  9. #8f6b93
  10. #88768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a160ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006de6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #467fdd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d04c86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f57e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9065df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf3db2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd18e1 {
  color: #cd18e1;
}
Background
.bg-cd18e1 {
  background-color: #cd18e1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd18e1 {
  border: 2px solid #cd18e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd18e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 24 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 81% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd18e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd18e1, #e11890);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd18e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 24 225 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.98 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.44 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.08 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.51 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.51 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.66 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.41 #32e71e Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd18e1  rgb(205, 24, 225)  hsl(294, 81%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#2ce118  rgb(44, 225, 24)  hsl(114, 81%, 49%)  Lime Green
#e1cd18  rgb(225, 205, 24)  hsl(54, 81%, 49%)  Citrine
#18e1cd  rgb(24, 225, 205)  hsl(174, 81%, 49%)  Turquoise