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#CD23EB

#cd23eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd23eb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.77% cyan, 85.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 291°, with 83.33% saturation and 52.94% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.36.

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Relative luminance0.2018

Complementary

  1. #cd23eb
  2. #41eb23

Split complementary

  1. #cd23eb
  2. #a5eb23
  3. #23eb69

Analogous

  1. #6923eb
  2. #cd23eb
  3. #eb23a5

Triadic

  1. #cd23eb
  2. #ebcd23
  3. #23ebcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd23eb
  2. #eb2341
  3. #41eb23
  4. #23ebcd

Square

  1. #cd23eb
  2. #eb6923
  3. #41eb23
  4. #23a5eb

Monochromatic

  1. #5d0a6b
  2. #9910b1
  3. #cd23eb
  4. #dd69f1
  5. #edaff8

Shades

#cd23eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd23eb
  2. #b920d4
  3. #a41cbc
  4. #9019a5
  5. #7b158d
  6. #671276
  7. #520e5e
  8. #3e0b47
  9. #29072f
  10. #150418
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd23eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd23eb
  2. #d239ed
  3. #d74fef
  4. #dc65f1
  5. #e17bf3
  6. #e691f5
  7. #eba7f7
  8. #f0bdf9
  9. #f5d3fb
  10. #fae9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd23eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd23eb
  2. #c52ce0
  3. #be36d6
  4. #b63fcb
  5. #ae48c0
  6. #a752b6
  7. #9f5bab
  8. #9764a0
  9. #8f6d95
  10. #88778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a364b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f82e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce558d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e5cee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f68e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce46ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd23eb {
  color: #cd23eb;
}
Background
.bg-cd23eb {
  background-color: #cd23eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd23eb {
  border: 2px solid #cd23eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd23eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 35 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd23eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd23eb, #eb23a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd23eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 35 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.36 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.06 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.64 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.64 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.64 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.79 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.18 #32dc14 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd23eb  rgb(205, 35, 235)  hsl(291, 83%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#41eb23  rgb(65, 235, 35)  hsl(111, 83%, 53%)  Neon Green
#ebcd23  rgb(235, 205, 35)  hsl(51, 83%, 53%)  Citrine
#23ebcd  rgb(35, 235, 205)  hsl(171, 83%, 53%)  Turquoise