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#CD23DD

#cd23dd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd23dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 13.73% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.24% cyan, 84.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 294.84°, with 73.23% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.69.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.194

Complementary

  1. #cd23dd
  2. #33dd23

Split complementary

  1. #cd23dd
  2. #90dd23
  3. #23dd70

Analogous

  1. #7023dd
  2. #cd23dd
  3. #dd2390

Triadic

  1. #cd23dd
  2. #ddcd23
  3. #23ddcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd23dd
  2. #dd2333
  3. #33dd23
  4. #23ddcd

Square

  1. #cd23dd
  2. #dd7023
  3. #33dd23
  4. #2390dd

Monochromatic

  1. #530e59
  2. #90189b
  3. #cd23dd
  4. #dc65e7
  5. #eba8f1

Shades

#cd23dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd23dd
  2. #b920c7
  3. #a41cb1
  4. #90199b
  5. #7b1585
  6. #67126f
  7. #520e58
  8. #3e0b42
  9. #29072c
  10. #150416
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd23dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd23dd
  2. #d239e0
  3. #d74fe4
  4. #dc65e7
  5. #e17beb
  6. #e691ee
  7. #eba7f1
  8. #f0bdf5
  9. #f5d3f8
  10. #fae9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd23dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd23dd
  2. #c52cd4
  3. #be36ca
  4. #b63fc1
  5. #ae48b8
  6. #a752af
  7. #9f5ba5
  8. #97649c
  9. #8f6d93
  10. #887789
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a262ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ee2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d80d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d14d85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8259e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9267db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf40af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd23dd {
  color: #cd23dd;
}
Background
.bg-cd23dd {
  background-color: #cd23dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd23dd {
  border: 2px solid #cd23dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd23dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 35 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd23dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd23dd, #dd2390);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd23dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 35 221 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.69 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.84 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.23 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.23 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.39 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.11 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.34 #32dc22 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd23dd  rgb(205, 35, 221)  hsl(295, 73%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#33dd23  rgb(51, 221, 35)  hsl(115, 73%, 50%)  Lime Green
#ddcd23  rgb(221, 205, 35)  hsl(55, 73%, 50%)  Citrine
#23ddcd  rgb(35, 221, 205)  hsl(175, 73%, 50%)  Turquoise