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#DD00EF

#dd00ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#dd00ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 0% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.53% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 295.48°, with 100% saturation and 46.86% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.08.

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Relative luminance0.216

Complementary

  1. #dd00ef
  2. #12ef00

Split complementary

  1. #dd00ef
  2. #89ef00
  3. #00ef65

Analogous

  1. #6500ef
  2. #dd00ef
  3. #ef0089

Triadic

  1. #dd00ef
  2. #efdd00
  3. #00efdd

Tetradic

  1. #dd00ef
  2. #ef0012
  3. #12ef00
  4. #00efdd

Square

  1. #dd00ef
  2. #ef6500
  3. #12ef00
  4. #0089ef

Monochromatic

  1. #500056
  2. #9600a2
  3. #dd00ef
  4. #f03cff
  5. #f689ff

Shades

#dd00ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd00ef
  2. #c700d7
  3. #b100bf
  4. #9b00a7
  5. #85008f
  6. #6f0078
  7. #580060
  8. #420048
  9. #2c0030
  10. #160018
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd00ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd00ef
  2. #e01af1
  3. #e433f2
  4. #e74df4
  5. #eb66f5
  6. #ee80f7
  7. #f199f9
  8. #f5b3fa
  9. #f8ccfc
  10. #fce6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd00ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd00ef
  2. #d40de4
  3. #ca1ad9
  4. #c126ce
  5. #b833c3
  6. #af40b8
  7. #a54dac
  8. #9c5aa1
  9. #936696
  10. #89738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad65b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a87eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e14b8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8959f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c6bec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #df3abc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd00ef {
  color: #dd00ef;
}
Background
.bg-dd00ef {
  background-color: #dd00ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd00ef {
  border: 2px solid #dd00ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd00ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 0 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 100% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd00ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd00ef, #ef0089);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd00ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 0 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.08 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.52 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.52 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.10 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.14 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.65 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 12.10 #22ff10 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#dd00ef  rgb(221, 0, 239)  hsl(295, 100%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#12ef00  rgb(18, 239, 0)  hsl(115, 100%, 47%)  Lime
#efdd00  rgb(239, 221, 0)  hsl(55, 100%, 47%)  Dandelion
#00efdd  rgb(0, 239, 221)  hsl(175, 100%, 47%)  Bright Turquoise