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#CA04DD

#ca04dd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca04dd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 1.57% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.6% cyan, 98.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 294.75°, with 96.44% saturation and 44.12% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1786

Complementary

  1. #ca04dd
  2. #17dd04

Split complementary

  1. #ca04dd
  2. #83dd04
  3. #04dd5e

Analogous

  1. #5e04dd
  2. #ca04dd
  3. #dd0483

Triadic

  1. #ca04dd
  2. #ddca04
  3. #04ddca

Tetradic

  1. #ca04dd
  2. #dd0417
  3. #17dd04
  4. #04ddca

Square

  1. #ca04dd
  2. #dd5e04
  3. #17dd04
  4. #0483dd

Monochromatic

  1. #410147
  2. #850392
  3. #ca04dd
  4. #ea32fb
  5. #f27dfd

Shades

#ca04dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca04dd
  2. #b604c7
  3. #a203b1
  4. #8d039b
  5. #790285
  6. #65026f
  7. #510258
  8. #3d0142
  9. #28012c
  10. #140016
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca04dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca04dd
  2. #cf1de0
  3. #d536e4
  4. #da4fe7
  5. #df68eb
  6. #e582ee
  7. #ea9bf1
  8. #efb4f5
  9. #f4cdf8
  10. #fae6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca04dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca04dd
  2. #c310d4
  3. #bb1dca
  4. #b429c1
  5. #ac36b8
  6. #a542af
  7. #9e4ea5
  8. #965b9c
  9. #8f6793
  10. #877489
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5ca9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #417cd9 ≈ 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-ca04dd {
  color: #ca04dd;
}
Background
.bg-ca04dd {
  background-color: #ca04dd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca04dd {
  border: 2px solid #ca04dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca04dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 4 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca04dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca04dd, #dd0483);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca04dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 4 221 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.00 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.35 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.11 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.99 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.01 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.54 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.84 #35fb22 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca04dd  rgb(202, 4, 221)  hsl(295, 96%, 44%)  Electric Purple
#17dd04  rgb(23, 221, 4)  hsl(115, 96%, 44%)  Lime Green
#ddca04  rgb(221, 202, 4)  hsl(55, 96%, 44%)  Citrine
#04ddca  rgb(4, 221, 202)  hsl(175, 96%, 44%)  Turquoise