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#CD23FF

#cd23ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd23ff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.61% cyan, 86.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 286.36°, with 100% saturation and 56.86% 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 5.28:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.214

Complementary

  1. #cd23ff
  2. #55ff23

Split complementary

  1. #cd23ff
  2. #c3ff23
  3. #23ff5f

Analogous

  1. #5f23ff
  2. #cd23ff
  3. #ff23c3

Triadic

  1. #cd23ff
  2. #ffcd23
  3. #23ffcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd23ff
  2. #ff2355
  3. #55ff23
  4. #23ffcd

Square

  1. #cd23ff
  2. #ff5f23
  3. #55ff23
  4. #23c3ff

Monochromatic

  1. #6a0089
  2. #a500d5
  3. #cd23ff
  4. #de6fff
  5. #f0bcff

Shades

#cd23ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd23ff
  2. #b920e6
  3. #a41ccc
  4. #9019b3
  5. #7b1599
  6. #671280
  7. #520e66
  8. #3e0b4d
  9. #290733
  10. #15041a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd23ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd23ff
  2. #d239ff
  3. #d74fff
  4. #dc65ff
  5. #e17bff
  6. #e691ff
  7. #eba7ff
  8. #f0bdff
  9. #f5d3ff
  10. #fae9ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd23ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd23ff
  2. #c52cf2
  3. #be36e6
  4. #b63fd9
  5. #ae48cc
  6. #a752c0
  7. #9f5bb3
  8. #9764a6
  9. #8f6d99
  10. #88778d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a467c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1b84fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c95f99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7860ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #896afc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb4eca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd23ff {
  color: #cd23ff;
}
Background
.bg-cd23ff {
  background-color: #cd23ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd23ff {
  border: 2px solid #cd23ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd23ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 35 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 100% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd23ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd23ff, #ff23c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd23ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 35 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.79 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.21 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.37 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.37 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.45 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.04 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.86 #32dc00 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd23ff  rgb(205, 35, 255)  hsl(286, 100%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#55ff23  rgb(85, 255, 35)  hsl(106, 100%, 57%)  Harlequin
#ffcd23  rgb(255, 205, 35)  hsl(46, 100%, 57%)  Sunglow
#23ffcd  rgb(35, 255, 205)  hsl(166, 100%, 57%)  Aquamarine