Explosive Purple Color

#cc11bb

Explosive Purple is vivid, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow

Inverse Color #3e4
Complementary Color #10cc21
Color Shade: mid magenta (305.45° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 43.33% (better contrasting with white)
Explosive Purple Color Sample
Explosive Purple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc11bb

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Explosive Purple Color. The Aphroditean Fuchsia color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Drunk-Tank Pink (#dd11dd) for more energetic effect. Try Magentle as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#10cc21 is the best complementary color to Explosive Purple. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c1b complementary color is Malachite, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #7f10cc and #cc105d. Thus found on the left and right of #c1b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Electric Violet and Razzmatazz colors as they work well with Explosive Purple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Explosive Purple palette consists of #10cc7f and #5dcc10 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#10cc21). Try Mountain Meadow and Lima colors in combination with #c1b, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #c1b offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Explosive Purple. Thus Java and La Rioja giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Explosive Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malachite, Meteor, and Denim split by 90° on the color wheel. #c1b square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Explosive Purple tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#10cc21) and two others. The La Rioja is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Persian Blue – 120° from the complementary Malachite. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bbcc10 and #2110cc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc11bb is made of 50% red, 4% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Explosive Purple has a hue angle of 305.45°, a saturation of 84.62% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc11bb is made of 0% cyan, 73.33% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc11bb
RGB Decimal rgb(204,17,187)
RGB Percentage 50%, 4%, 46%
CMYK 0, 73.33, 6.67, 20
HSL hsl(305.45,84.62%,43.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(305.45,91.67%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.0402,79.1509,-42.2914)
XYZ xyz(34.0719,16.8261,48.4657)
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