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#CD2AFA

#cd2afa ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd2afa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 16.47% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18% cyan, 83.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 287.02°, with 95.41% saturation and 57.25% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.2154

Complementary

  1. #cd2afa
  2. #57fa2a

Split complementary

  1. #cd2afa
  2. #bffa2a
  3. #2afa65

Analogous

  1. #652afa
  2. #cd2afa
  3. #fa2abf

Triadic

  1. #cd2afa
  2. #facd2a
  3. #2afacd

Tetradic

  1. #cd2afa
  2. #fa2a57
  3. #57fa2a
  4. #2afacd

Square

  1. #cd2afa
  2. #fa652a
  3. #57fa2a
  4. #2abffa

Monochromatic

  1. #6b0388
  2. #a605d3
  3. #cd2afa
  4. #df75fc
  5. #f0bffe

Shades

#cd2afa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd2afa
  2. #b926e1
  3. #a422c8
  4. #901daf
  5. #7b1996
  6. #67157d
  7. #521164
  8. #3e0d4b
  9. #290832
  10. #150419
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd2afa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd2afa
  2. #d23ffb
  3. #d755fb
  4. #dc6afc
  5. #e17ffc
  6. #e695fd
  7. #ebaafd
  8. #f0bffe
  9. #f5d4fe
  10. #faeaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd2afa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd2afa
  2. #c533ee
  3. #be3be2
  4. #b644d5
  5. #ae4cc9
  6. #a755bd
  7. #9f5eb1
  8. #9766a5
  9. #8f6f98
  10. #88778c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a468bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d84f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca5f97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b61fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b6bf7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb4fc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd2afa {
  color: #cd2afa;
}
Background
.bg-cd2afa {
  background-color: #cd2afa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd2afa {
  border: 2px solid #cd2afa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd2afa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 42 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 95% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd2afa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd2afa, #fa2abf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd2afa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 42 250 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.21 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.58 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.09 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.09 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.83 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 11.01 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.50 #32d505 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd2afa  rgb(205, 42, 250)  hsl(287, 95%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#57fa2a  rgb(87, 250, 42)  hsl(107, 95%, 57%)  Neon Green
#facd2a  rgb(250, 205, 42)  hsl(47, 95%, 57%)  Jonquil
#2afacd  rgb(42, 250, 205)  hsl(167, 95%, 57%)  Aquamarine