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#CB02CA

#cb02ca ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cb02ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 0.78% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.01% magenta, 0.49% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 300.3°, with 98.05% saturation and 40.2% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 7.72.

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Relative luminance0.17

Complementary

  1. #cb02ca
  2. #02cb03

Split complementary

  1. #cb02ca
  2. #66cb02
  3. #02cb68

Analogous

  1. #6802cb
  2. #cb02ca
  3. #cb0266

Triadic

  1. #cb02ca
  2. #cacb02
  3. #02cacb

Tetradic

  1. #cb02ca
  2. #cb0302
  3. #02cb03
  4. #02cacb

Square

  1. #cb02ca
  2. #cb6802
  3. #02cb03
  4. #0266cb

Monochromatic

  1. #340133
  2. #7f017f
  3. #cb02ca
  4. #fd1dfc
  5. #fe69fd

Shades

#cb02ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb02ca
  2. #b702b6
  3. #a202a2
  4. #8e018d
  5. #7a0179
  6. #660165
  7. #510151
  8. #3d013d
  9. #290028
  10. #140014
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb02ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb02ca
  2. #d01bcf
  3. #d535d5
  4. #db4eda
  5. #e067df
  6. #e581e5
  7. #ea9aea
  8. #efb3ef
  9. #f5ccf4
  10. #fae6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb02ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb02ca
  2. #c40fc3
  3. #bc1bbb
  4. #b528b4
  5. #ad34ac
  6. #a641a5
  7. #9e4e9e
  8. #975a96
  9. #8f678f
  10. #887387
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5a9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #527ac6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d23976 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #814ecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9360c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf2c9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb02ca {
  color: #cb02ca;
}
Background
.bg-cb02ca {
  background-color: #cb02ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb02ca {
  border: 2px solid #cb02ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb02ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 2 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 98% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb02ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb02ca, #cb0266);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb02ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 2 202 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.72 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.08 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.66 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.28 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.91 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.04 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.07 #34fd35 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cb02ca  rgb(203, 2, 202)  hsl(300, 98%, 40%)  Electric Purple
#02cb03  rgb(2, 203, 3)  hsl(120, 98%, 40%)  Lime Green
#cacb02  rgb(202, 203, 2)  hsl(60, 98%, 40%)  Citrine
#02cacb  rgb(2, 202, 203)  hsl(180, 98%, 40%)  Robin Egg Blue