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#CF00DC

#cf00dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cf00dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.91% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 296.45°, with 100% saturation and 43.14% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.61.

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Relative luminance0.1843

Complementary

  1. #cf00dc
  2. #0ddc00

Split complementary

  1. #cf00dc
  2. #7bdc00
  3. #00dc61

Analogous

  1. #6100dc
  2. #cf00dc
  3. #dc007b

Triadic

  1. #cf00dc
  2. #dccf00
  3. #00dccf

Tetradic

  1. #cf00dc
  2. #dc000d
  3. #0ddc00
  4. #00dccf

Square

  1. #cf00dc
  2. #dc6100
  3. #0ddc00
  4. #007bdc

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0043
  2. #870090
  3. #cf00dc
  4. #f22aff
  5. #f776ff

Shades

#cf00dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf00dc
  2. #ba00c6
  3. #a600b0
  4. #91009a
  5. #7c0084
  6. #68006e
  7. #530058
  8. #3e0042
  9. #29002c
  10. #150016
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf00dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf00dc
  2. #d41ae0
  3. #d933e3
  4. #dd4de7
  5. #e266ea
  6. #e780ee
  7. #ec99f1
  8. #f1b3f5
  9. #f5ccf8
  10. #fae6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf00dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf00dc
  2. #c70dd3
  3. #bf1aca
  4. #b726c0
  5. #af33b7
  6. #a840ae
  7. #a04da5
  8. #985a9c
  9. #906692
  10. #887389
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a25da9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #497ed8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d44381 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8153df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9263da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d234ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf00dc {
  color: #cf00dc;
}
Background
.bg-cf00dc {
  background-color: #cf00dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf00dc {
  border: 2px solid #cf00dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf00dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 0 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf00dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf00dc, #dc007b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf00dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 0 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.61 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.16 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.01 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.90 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.04 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.04 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.37 #30ff23 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cf00dc  rgb(207, 0, 220)  hsl(296, 100%, 43%)  Electric Purple
#0ddc00  rgb(13, 220, 0)  hsl(116, 100%, 43%)  Lime Green
#dccf00  rgb(220, 207, 0)  hsl(56, 100%, 43%)  Citrine
#00dccf  rgb(0, 220, 207)  hsl(176, 100%, 43%)  Turquoise