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#CC2AED

#cc2aed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cc2aed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 16.47% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.92% cyan, 82.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 289.85°, with 84.42% saturation and 54.71% 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 5.12:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.2061

Complementary

  1. #cc2aed
  2. #4bed2a

Split complementary

  1. #cc2aed
  2. #aced2a
  3. #2aed6b

Analogous

  1. #6b2aed
  2. #cc2aed
  3. #ed2aac

Triadic

  1. #cc2aed
  2. #edcc2a
  3. #2aedcc

Tetradic

  1. #cc2aed
  2. #ed2a4b
  3. #4bed2a
  4. #2aedcc

Square

  1. #cc2aed
  2. #ed6b2a
  3. #4bed2a
  4. #2aaced

Monochromatic

  1. #620a74
  2. #9e10bb
  3. #cc2aed
  4. #dd71f3
  5. #eeb7f9

Shades

#cc2aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc2aed
  2. #b826d5
  3. #a322be
  4. #8f1da6
  5. #7a198e
  6. #661577
  7. #52115f
  8. #3d0d47
  9. #29082f
  10. #140418
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc2aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc2aed
  2. #d13fef
  3. #d655f1
  4. #db6af2
  5. #e07ff4
  6. #e695f6
  7. #ebaaf8
  8. #f0bffa
  9. #f5d4fb
  10. #faeafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc2aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc2aed
  2. #c433e2
  3. #bd3bd7
  4. #b544cc
  5. #ae4cc1
  6. #a655b7
  7. #9e5eac
  8. #9766a1
  9. #8f6f96
  10. #88778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a366b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e82e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc598f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e5ef0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e6aeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc4abc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc2aed {
  color: #cc2aed;
}
Background
.bg-cc2aed {
  background-color: #cc2aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc2aed {
  border: 2px solid #cc2aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc2aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 42 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc2aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc2aed, #ed2aac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc2aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 42 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.44 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.77 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.43 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.43 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.05 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.23 #33d512 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cc2aed  rgb(204, 42, 237)  hsl(290, 84%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#4bed2a  rgb(75, 237, 42)  hsl(110, 84%, 55%)  Neon Green
#edcc2a  rgb(237, 204, 42)  hsl(50, 84%, 55%)  Jonquil
#2aedcc  rgb(42, 237, 204)  hsl(170, 84%, 55%)  Turquoise