ColorTool
Log in
#CD23EA

#cd23ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#cd23ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 13.73% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.39% cyan, 85.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 291.26°, with 82.57% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.44.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc33ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2012

Complementary

  1. #cd23ea
  2. #40ea23

Split complementary

  1. #cd23ea
  2. #a3ea23
  3. #23ea6a

Analogous

  1. #6a23ea
  2. #cd23ea
  3. #ea23a3

Triadic

  1. #cd23ea
  2. #eacd23
  3. #23eacd

Tetradic

  1. #cd23ea
  2. #ea2340
  3. #40ea23
  4. #23eacd

Square

  1. #cd23ea
  2. #ea6a23
  3. #40ea23
  4. #23a3ea

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0a6a
  2. #9911b0
  3. #cd23ea
  4. #dd69f1
  5. #edaff7

Shades

#cd23ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd23ea
  2. #b920d3
  3. #a41cbb
  4. #9019a4
  5. #7b158c
  6. #671275
  7. #520e5e
  8. #3e0b46
  9. #29072f
  10. #150417
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd23ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd23ea
  2. #d239ec
  3. #d74fee
  4. #dc65f0
  5. #e17bf2
  6. #e691f5
  7. #eba7f7
  8. #f0bdf9
  9. #f5d3fb
  10. #fae9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd23ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd23ea
  2. #c52cdf
  3. #be36d5
  4. #b63fca
  5. #ae48c0
  6. #a752b5
  7. #9f5baa
  8. #9764a0
  9. #8f6d95
  10. #88778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a364b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4081e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce548d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e5bed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f68e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce45b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-cd23ea {
  color: #cd23ea;
}
Background
.bg-cd23ea {
  background-color: #cd23ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd23ea {
  border: 2px solid #cd23ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd23ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 35 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd23ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd23ea, #ea23a3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd23ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 35 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.44 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.03 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.67 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.67 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.68 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.75 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.10 #32dc15 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd23ea  rgb(205, 35, 234)  hsl(291, 83%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#40ea23  rgb(64, 234, 35)  hsl(111, 83%, 53%)  Neon Green
#eacd23  rgb(234, 205, 35)  hsl(51, 83%, 53%)  Citrine
#23eacd  rgb(35, 234, 205)  hsl(171, 83%, 53%)  Turquoise