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#CA03E1

#ca03e1 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca03e1 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 1.18% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.22% cyan, 98.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 293.78°, with 97.37% saturation and 44.71% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.48.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1806

Complementary

  1. #ca03e1
  2. #1ae103

Split complementary

  1. #ca03e1
  2. #89e103
  3. #03e15b

Analogous

  1. #5b03e1
  2. #ca03e1
  3. #e10389

Triadic

  1. #ca03e1
  2. #e1ca03
  3. #03e1ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca03e1
  2. #e1031a
  3. #1ae103
  4. #03e1ca

Square

  1. #ca03e1
  2. #e15b03
  3. #1ae103
  4. #0389e1

Monochromatic

  1. #42014a
  2. #860296
  3. #ca03e1
  4. #e834fc
  5. #f080fd

Shades

#ca03e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca03e1
  2. #b603cb
  3. #a202b4
  4. #8d029e
  5. #790287
  6. #650271
  7. #51015a
  8. #3d0144
  9. #28012d
  10. #140017
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca03e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca03e1
  2. #cf1ce4
  3. #d535e7
  4. #da4fea
  5. #df68ed
  6. #e581f0
  7. #ea9af3
  8. #efb3f6
  9. #f4cdf9
  10. #fae6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca03e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca03e1
  2. #c310d7
  3. #bb1cce
  4. #b429c4
  5. #ac35ba
  6. #a542b1
  7. #9e4ea7
  8. #965b9d
  9. #8f6793
  10. #87748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5dab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ae6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d7cdd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc4884 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b53e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c62df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb38b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca03e1 {
  color: #ca03e1;
}
Background
.bg-ca03e1 {
  background-color: #ca03e1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca03e1 {
  border: 2px solid #ca03e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca03e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 3 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 97% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca03e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca03e1, #e10389);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca03e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 3 225 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.48 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.33 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.16 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.69 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.28 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.56 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.65 #35fc1e Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca03e1  rgb(202, 3, 225)  hsl(294, 97%, 45%)  Electric Purple
#1ae103  rgb(26, 225, 3)  hsl(114, 97%, 45%)  Lime Green
#e1ca03  rgb(225, 202, 3)  hsl(54, 97%, 45%)  Citrine
#03e1ca  rgb(3, 225, 202)  hsl(174, 97%, 45%)  Turquoise