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#CA02EF

#ca02ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca02ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 0.78% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.48% cyan, 99.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 290.63°, with 98.34% saturation and 47.25% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.89.

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Relative luminance0.1883

Complementary

  1. #ca02ef
  2. #27ef02

Split complementary

  1. #ca02ef
  2. #9def02
  3. #02ef53

Analogous

  1. #5302ef
  2. #ca02ef
  3. #ef029d

Triadic

  1. #ca02ef
  2. #efca02
  3. #02efca

Tetradic

  1. #ca02ef
  2. #ef0227
  3. #27ef02
  4. #02efca

Square

  1. #ca02ef
  2. #ef5302
  3. #27ef02
  4. #029def

Monochromatic

  1. #4a0157
  2. #8a01a3
  3. #ca02ef
  4. #e040fd
  5. #ec8cfe

Shades

#ca02ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca02ef
  2. #b602d7
  3. #a202bf
  4. #8d01a7
  5. #79018f
  6. #650178
  7. #510160
  8. #3d0148
  9. #280030
  10. #140018
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca02ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca02ef
  2. #cf1bf1
  3. #d535f2
  4. #da4ef4
  5. #df67f5
  6. #e581f7
  7. #ea9af9
  8. #efb3fa
  9. #f4ccfc
  10. #fae6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca02ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca02ef
  2. #c30fe4
  3. #bb1bd9
  4. #b428ce
  5. #ac34c3
  6. #a541b8
  7. #9e4eac
  8. #965aa1
  9. #8f6796
  10. #87738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a05fb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006df4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #277deb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9518d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7756f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8963ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca3fbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca02ef {
  color: #ca02ef;
}
Background
.bg-ca02ef {
  background-color: #ca02ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca02ef {
  border: 2px solid #ca02ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca02ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 2 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca02ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca02ef, #ef029d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca02ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 2 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.89 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.51 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.69 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.11 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.11 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.48 #35fd10 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca02ef  rgb(202, 2, 239)  hsl(291, 98%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#27ef02  rgb(39, 239, 2)  hsl(111, 98%, 47%)  Lime
#efca02  rgb(239, 202, 2)  hsl(51, 98%, 47%)  Jonquil
#02efca  rgb(2, 239, 202)  hsl(171, 98%, 47%)  Aquamarine