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#CD27EE

#cd27ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd27ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 15.29% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.87% cyan, 83.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 290.05°, with 85.41% saturation and 54.31% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.37.

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Relative luminance0.206

Complementary

  1. #cd27ee
  2. #48ee27

Split complementary

  1. #cd27ee
  2. #abee27
  3. #27ee69

Analogous

  1. #6927ee
  2. #cd27ee
  3. #ee27ab

Triadic

  1. #cd27ee
  2. #eecd27
  3. #27eecd

Tetradic

  1. #cd27ee
  2. #ee2748
  3. #48ee27
  4. #27eecd

Square

  1. #cd27ee
  2. #ee6927
  3. #48ee27
  4. #27abee

Monochromatic

  1. #610973
  2. #9d0fba
  3. #cd27ee
  4. #dd6ef4
  5. #eeb5f9

Shades

#cd27ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd27ee
  2. #b923d6
  3. #a41fbe
  4. #901ba7
  5. #7b178f
  6. #671477
  7. #52105f
  8. #3e0c47
  9. #290830
  10. #150418
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd27ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd27ee
  2. #d23df0
  3. #d752f1
  4. #dc68f3
  5. #e17df5
  6. #e693f7
  7. #eba9f8
  8. #f0befa
  9. #f5d4fc
  10. #fae9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd27ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd27ee
  2. #c530e3
  3. #be39d8
  4. #b642cd
  5. #ae4bc2
  6. #a754b7
  7. #9f5cac
  8. #9765a1
  9. #8f6e96
  10. #88778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a366b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d83ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd588f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e5df1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e6aec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd49bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd27ee {
  color: #cd27ee;
}
Background
.bg-cd27ee {
  background-color: #cd27ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd27ee {
  border: 2px solid #cd27ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd27ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 39 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd27ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd27ee, #ee27ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd27ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 39 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.37 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.97 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.37 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.37 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.77 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.12 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.42 #32d811 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd27ee  rgb(205, 39, 238)  hsl(290, 85%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#48ee27  rgb(72, 238, 39)  hsl(110, 85%, 54%)  Neon Green
#eecd27  rgb(238, 205, 39)  hsl(50, 85%, 54%)  Jonquil
#27eecd  rgb(39, 238, 205)  hsl(170, 85%, 54%)  Turquoise