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#CA00DD

#ca00dd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca00dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 0% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.6% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 294.84°, with 100% saturation and 43.33% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.

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Relative luminance0.1778

Complementary

  1. #ca00dd
  2. #13dd00

Split complementary

  1. #ca00dd
  2. #81dd00
  3. #00dd5b

Analogous

  1. #5b00dd
  2. #ca00dd
  3. #dd0081

Triadic

  1. #ca00dd
  2. #ddca00
  3. #00ddca

Tetradic

  1. #ca00dd
  2. #dd0013
  3. #13dd00
  4. #00ddca

Square

  1. #ca00dd
  2. #dd5b00
  3. #13dd00
  4. #0081dd

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0044
  2. #840090
  3. #ca00dd
  4. #ed2aff
  5. #f377ff

Shades

#ca00dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca00dd
  2. #b600c7
  3. #a200b1
  4. #8d009b
  5. #790085
  6. #65006f
  7. #510058
  8. #3d0042
  9. #28002c
  10. #140016
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca00dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca00dd
  2. #cf1ae0
  3. #d533e4
  4. #da4de7
  5. #df66eb
  6. #e580ee
  7. #ea99f1
  8. #efb3f5
  9. #f4ccf8
  10. #fae6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca00dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca00dd
  2. #c30dd4
  3. #bb1aca
  4. #b426c1
  5. #ac33b8
  6. #a540af
  7. #9e4da5
  8. #965a9c
  9. #8f6693
  10. #877389
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5ca9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #417bd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd4682 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c52e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d61db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc36ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca00dd {
  color: #ca00dd;
}
Background
.bg-ca00dd {
  background-color: #ca00dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca00dd {
  border: 2px solid #ca00dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca00dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 0 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 100% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca00dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca00dd, #dd0081);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca00dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 0 221 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.00 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.46 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.07 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.94 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.04 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.46 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.84 #35ff22 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca00dd  rgb(202, 0, 221)  hsl(295, 100%, 43%)  Electric Purple
#13dd00  rgb(19, 221, 0)  hsl(115, 100%, 43%)  Lime Green
#ddca00  rgb(221, 202, 0)  hsl(55, 100%, 43%)  Citrine
#00ddca  rgb(0, 221, 202)  hsl(175, 100%, 43%)  Turquoise