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#CD2AE3

#cd2ae3 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd2ae3 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 16.47% green and 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.69% cyan, 81.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 292.86°, with 76.76% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.36.

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Relative luminance0.2018

Complementary

  1. #cd2ae3
  2. #40e32a

Split complementary

  1. #cd2ae3
  2. #9de32a
  3. #2ae371

Analogous

  1. #712ae3
  2. #cd2ae3
  3. #e32a9d

Triadic

  1. #cd2ae3
  2. #e3cd2a
  3. #2ae3cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd2ae3
  2. #e32a40
  3. #40e32a
  4. #2ae3cd

Square

  1. #cd2ae3
  2. #e3712a
  3. #40e32a
  4. #2a9de3

Monochromatic

  1. #5c0d67
  2. #9916aa
  3. #cd2ae3
  4. #dd6eec
  5. #edb1f5

Shades

#cd2ae3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd2ae3
  2. #b926cc
  3. #a422b6
  4. #901d9f
  5. #7b1988
  6. #671572
  7. #52115b
  8. #3e0d44
  9. #29082d
  10. #150417
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd2ae3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd2ae3
  2. #d23fe6
  3. #d755e9
  4. #dc6aeb
  5. #e17fee
  6. #e695f1
  7. #ebaaf4
  8. #f0bff7
  9. #f5d4f9
  10. #faeafc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd2ae3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd2ae3
  2. #c533d9
  3. #be3bcf
  4. #b644c5
  5. #ae4cbb
  6. #a755b2
  7. #9f5ea8
  8. #97669e
  9. #8f6f94
  10. #88778a
  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 #a365af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a82df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0538a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #815ce6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #926ae1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf46b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd2ae3 {
  color: #cd2ae3;
}
Background
.bg-cd2ae3 {
  background-color: #cd2ae3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd2ae3 {
  border: 2px solid #cd2ae3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd2ae3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 42 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 77% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd2ae3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2ae3, #e32a9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd2ae3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 42 227 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.36 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.40 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.58 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.58 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.85 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.37 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.56 #32d51c Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd2ae3  rgb(205, 42, 227)  hsl(293, 77%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#40e32a  rgb(64, 227, 42)  hsl(113, 77%, 53%)  Malachite
#e3cd2a  rgb(227, 205, 42)  hsl(53, 77%, 53%)  Citrine
#2ae3cd  rgb(42, 227, 205)  hsl(173, 77%, 53%)  Turquoise