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#CD09CD

#cd09cd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#cd09cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 3.53% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 95.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 7.45.

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Relative luminance0.1758

Complementary

  1. #cd09cd
  2. #09cd09

Split complementary

  1. #cd09cd
  2. #6bcd09
  3. #09cd6b

Analogous

  1. #6b09cd
  2. #cd09cd
  3. #cd096b

Triadic

  1. #cd09cd
  2. #cdcd09
  3. #09cdcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd09cd
  2. #cd0909
  3. #09cd09
  4. #09cdcd

Square

  1. #cd09cd
  2. #cd6b09
  3. #09cd09
  4. #096bcd

Monochromatic

  1. #3a033a
  2. #840684
  3. #cd09cd
  4. #f62df6
  5. #f976f9

Shades

#cd09cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd09cd
  2. #b908b9
  3. #a407a4
  4. #900690
  5. #7b057b
  6. #670567
  7. #520452
  8. #3e033e
  9. #290229
  10. #150115
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd09cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd09cd
  2. #d222d2
  3. #d73ad7
  4. #dc53dc
  5. #e16be1
  6. #e684e6
  7. #eb9deb
  8. #f0b5f0
  9. #f5cef5
  10. #fae6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd09cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd09cd
  2. #c515c5
  3. #be21be
  4. #b62db6
  5. #ae39ae
  6. #a745a7
  7. #9f509f
  8. #975c97
  9. #8f688f
  10. #887488
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a05ca0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #537cc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d43c79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8350d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9462cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d12fa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd09cd {
  color: #cd09cd;
}
Background
.bg-cd09cd {
  background-color: #cd09cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cd09cd {
  border: 2px solid #cd09cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd09cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 9 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd09cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd09cd, #cd096b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd09cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 9 205 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.45 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.59 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.99 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.48 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.61 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 11.00 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 11.25 #32f632 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#cd09cd  rgb(205, 9, 205)  hsl(300, 92%, 42%)  Electric Purple
#09cd09  rgb(9, 205, 9)  hsl(120, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cdcd09  rgb(205, 205, 9)  hsl(60, 92%, 42%)  Citrine
#09cdcd  rgb(9, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 92%, 42%)  Robin Egg Blue