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#CA00EE

#ca00ee ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca00ee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.13% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 290.92°, with 100% saturation and 46.67% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.1873

Complementary

  1. #ca00ee
  2. #24ee00

Split complementary

  1. #ca00ee
  2. #9bee00
  3. #00ee53

Analogous

  1. #5300ee
  2. #ca00ee
  3. #ee009b

Triadic

  1. #ca00ee
  2. #eeca00
  3. #00eeca

Tetradic

  1. #ca00ee
  2. #ee0024
  3. #24ee00
  4. #00eeca

Square

  1. #ca00ee
  2. #ee5300
  3. #24ee00
  4. #009bee

Monochromatic

  1. #480055
  2. #8900a2
  3. #ca00ee
  4. #e13cff
  5. #ed88ff

Shades

#ca00ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca00ee
  2. #b600d6
  3. #a200be
  4. #8d00a7
  5. #79008f
  6. #650077
  7. #51005f
  8. #3d0047
  9. #280030
  10. #140018
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca00ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca00ee
  2. #cf1af0
  3. #d533f1
  4. #da4df3
  5. #df66f5
  6. #e580f7
  7. #ea99f8
  8. #efb3fa
  9. #f4ccfc
  10. #fae6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca00ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca00ee
  2. #c30de3
  3. #bb1ad8
  4. #b426cd
  5. #ac33c2
  6. #a540b7
  7. #9e4dac
  8. #965aa1
  9. #8f6696
  10. #87738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5eb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006df3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #297dea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca508c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7755f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8963ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca3ebb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca00ee {
  color: #ca00ee;
}
Background
.bg-ca00ee {
  background-color: #ca00ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca00ee {
  border: 2px solid #ca00ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca00ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 0 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 100% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca00ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca00ee, #ee009b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca00ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 0 238 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.97 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.53 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.61 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.18 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.18 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.47 #35ff11 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca00ee  rgb(202, 0, 238)  hsl(291, 100%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#24ee00  rgb(36, 238, 0)  hsl(111, 100%, 47%)  Lime
#eeca00  rgb(238, 202, 0)  hsl(51, 100%, 47%)  Jonquil
#00eeca  rgb(0, 238, 202)  hsl(171, 100%, 47%)  Turquoise