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#CF00DB

#cf00db ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cf00db is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 0% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.48% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 296.71°, with 100% saturation and 42.94% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.73.

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Relative luminance0.1838

Complementary

  1. #cf00db
  2. #0cdb00

Split complementary

  1. #cf00db
  2. #7adb00
  3. #00db61

Analogous

  1. #6100db
  2. #cf00db
  3. #db007a

Triadic

  1. #cf00db
  2. #dbcf00
  3. #00dbcf

Tetradic

  1. #cf00db
  2. #db000c
  3. #0cdb00
  4. #00dbcf

Square

  1. #cf00db
  2. #db6100
  3. #0cdb00
  4. #007adb

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0042
  2. #87008e
  3. #cf00db
  4. #f328ff
  5. #f775ff

Shades

#cf00db mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf00db
  2. #ba00c5
  3. #a600af
  4. #910099
  5. #7c0083
  6. #68006e
  7. #530058
  8. #3e0042
  9. #29002c
  10. #150016
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf00db mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf00db
  2. #d41adf
  3. #d933e2
  4. #dd4de6
  5. #e266e9
  6. #e780ed
  7. #ec99f1
  8. #f1b3f4
  9. #f5ccf8
  10. #fae6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf00db mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf00db
  2. #c70dd2
  3. #bf1ac9
  4. #b726c0
  5. #af33b7
  6. #a840ae
  7. #a04da4
  8. #985a9b
  9. #906692
  10. #887389
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a25da8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a7ed7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d44381 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8152de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9363d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d233ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf00db {
  color: #cf00db;
}
Background
.bg-cf00db {
  background-color: #cf00db;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf00db {
  border: 2px solid #cf00db;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf00db;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 0 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf00db {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf00db, #db007a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf00db {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 0 219 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.73 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.18 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.01 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.97 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.11 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.11 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.31 #30ff24 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cf00db  rgb(207, 0, 219)  hsl(297, 100%, 43%)  Electric Purple
#0cdb00  rgb(12, 219, 0)  hsl(117, 100%, 43%)  Lime Green
#dbcf00  rgb(219, 207, 0)  hsl(57, 100%, 43%)  Citrine
#00dbcf  rgb(0, 219, 207)  hsl(177, 100%, 43%)  Turquoise