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#CA05CA

#ca05ca ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca05ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 1.96% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 97.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 95.17% saturation and 40.59% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 7.66.

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Relative luminance0.1693

Complementary

  1. #ca05ca
  2. #05ca05

Split complementary

  1. #ca05ca
  2. #68ca05
  3. #05ca68

Analogous

  1. #6805ca
  2. #ca05ca
  3. #ca0568

Triadic

  1. #ca05ca
  2. #caca05
  3. #05caca

Tetradic

  1. #ca05ca
  2. #ca0505
  3. #05ca05
  4. #05caca

Square

  1. #ca05ca
  2. #ca6805
  3. #05ca05
  4. #0568ca

Monochromatic

  1. #350135
  2. #7f037f
  3. #ca05ca
  4. #fa22fa
  5. #fb6dfb

Shades

#ca05ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca05ca
  2. #b605b6
  3. #a204a2
  4. #8d048d
  5. #790379
  6. #650365
  7. #510251
  8. #3d023d
  9. #280128
  10. #140114
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca05ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca05ca
  2. #cf1ecf
  3. #d537d5
  4. #da50da
  5. #df69df
  6. #e582e5
  7. #ea9bea
  8. #efb4ef
  9. #f4cdf4
  10. #fae6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca05ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca05ca
  2. #c311c3
  3. #bb1ebb
  4. #b42ab4
  5. #ac36ac
  6. #a543a5
  7. #9e4f9e
  8. #965b96
  9. #8f678f
  10. #877487
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5a9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #527ac6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d13a77 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #814ecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9260c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce2d9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca05ca {
  color: #ca05ca;
}
Background
.bg-ca05ca {
  background-color: #ca05ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca05ca {
  border: 2px solid #ca05ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca05ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 5 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca05ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca05ca, #ca0568);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca05ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 5 202 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.66 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.05 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.50 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.16 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.79 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.90 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.22 #35fa35 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca05ca  rgb(202, 5, 202)  hsl(300, 95%, 41%)  Electric Purple
#05ca05  rgb(5, 202, 5)  hsl(120, 95%, 41%)  Lime Green
#caca05  rgb(202, 202, 5)  hsl(60, 95%, 41%)  Citrine
#05caca  rgb(5, 202, 202)  hsl(180, 95%, 41%)  Robin Egg Blue