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#CD23EF

#cd23ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd23ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.23% cyan, 85.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 290°, with 86.44% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.1.

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Relative luminance0.2041

Complementary

  1. #cd23ef
  2. #45ef23

Split complementary

  1. #cd23ef
  2. #abef23
  3. #23ef67

Analogous

  1. #6723ef
  2. #cd23ef
  3. #ef23ab

Triadic

  1. #cd23ef
  2. #efcd23
  3. #23efcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd23ef
  2. #ef2345
  3. #45ef23
  4. #23efcd

Square

  1. #cd23ef
  2. #ef6723
  3. #45ef23
  4. #23abef

Monochromatic

  1. #5f0871
  2. #9c0db8
  3. #cd23ef
  4. #dd6af4
  5. #edb2f9

Shades

#cd23ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd23ef
  2. #b920d7
  3. #a41cbf
  4. #9019a7
  5. #7b158f
  6. #671278
  7. #520e60
  8. #3e0b48
  9. #290730
  10. #150418
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd23ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd23ef
  2. #d239f1
  3. #d74ff2
  4. #dc65f4
  5. #e17bf5
  6. #e691f7
  7. #eba7f9
  8. #f0bdfa
  9. #f5d3fc
  10. #fae9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd23ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd23ef
  2. #c52ce4
  3. #be36d9
  4. #b63fce
  5. #ae48c3
  6. #a752b8
  7. #9f5bac
  8. #9764a1
  9. #8f6d96
  10. #88778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a365b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a82eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd5790 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d5cf2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e69ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd47bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd23ef {
  color: #cd23ef;
}
Background
.bg-cd23ef {
  background-color: #cd23ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd23ef {
  border: 2px solid #cd23ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd23ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 35 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd23ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd23ef, #ef23ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd23ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 35 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.10 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.23 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.53 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.53 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.53 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.98 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.53 #32dc10 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd23ef  rgb(205, 35, 239)  hsl(290, 86%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#45ef23  rgb(69, 239, 35)  hsl(110, 86%, 54%)  Neon Green
#efcd23  rgb(239, 205, 35)  hsl(50, 86%, 54%)  Jonquil
#23efcd  rgb(35, 239, 205)  hsl(170, 86%, 54%)  Turquoise