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#CF18DC

#cf18dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cf18dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 9.41% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.91% cyan, 89.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 296.02°, with 80.33% saturation and 47.84% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.81.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1909

Complementary

  1. #cf18dc
  2. #25dc18

Split complementary

  1. #cf18dc
  2. #87dc18
  3. #18dc6d

Analogous

  1. #6d18dc
  2. #cf18dc
  3. #dc1887

Triadic

  1. #cf18dc
  2. #dccf18
  3. #18dccf

Tetradic

  1. #cf18dc
  2. #dc1825
  3. #25dc18
  4. #18dccf

Square

  1. #cf18dc
  2. #dc6d18
  3. #25dc18
  4. #1887dc

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0952
  2. #8e1097
  3. #cf18dc
  4. #e254ec
  5. #ee99f4

Shades

#cf18dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf18dc
  2. #ba16c6
  3. #a613b0
  4. #91119a
  5. #7c0e84
  6. #680c6e
  7. #530a58
  8. #3e0742
  9. #29052c
  10. #150216
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf18dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf18dc
  2. #d42fe0
  3. #d946e3
  4. #dd5de7
  5. #e274ea
  6. #e78cee
  7. #eca3f1
  8. #f1baf5
  9. #f5d1f8
  10. #fae8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf18dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf18dc
  2. #c722d3
  3. #bf2dca
  4. #b737c0
  5. #af42b7
  6. #a84cae
  7. #a056a5
  8. #98619c
  9. #906b92
  10. #887689
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a360aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ce1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d80d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d34883 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8256df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9366da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d23aae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf18dc {
  color: #cf18dc;
}
Background
.bg-cf18dc {
  background-color: #cf18dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf18dc {
  border: 2px solid #cf18dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf18dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 24 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf18dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf18dc, #dc1887);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf18dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 24 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.81 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.40 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.41 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.41 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.41 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.28 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.36 #30e723 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cf18dc  rgb(207, 24, 220)  hsl(296, 80%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#25dc18  rgb(37, 220, 24)  hsl(116, 80%, 48%)  Lime Green
#dccf18  rgb(220, 207, 24)  hsl(56, 80%, 48%)  Citrine
#18dccf  rgb(24, 220, 207)  hsl(176, 80%, 48%)  Turquoise