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#CA06DC

#ca06dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca06dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 2.35% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.18% cyan, 97.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 294.95°, with 94.69% saturation and 44.31% 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 5.14.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1785

Complementary

  1. #ca06dc
  2. #18dc06

Split complementary

  1. #ca06dc
  2. #83dc06
  3. #06dc5f

Analogous

  1. #5f06dc
  2. #ca06dc
  3. #dc0683

Triadic

  1. #ca06dc
  2. #dcca06
  3. #06dcca

Tetradic

  1. #ca06dc
  2. #dc0618
  3. #18dc06
  4. #06dcca

Square

  1. #ca06dc
  2. #dc5f06
  3. #18dc06
  4. #0683dc

Monochromatic

  1. #410247
  2. #860492
  3. #ca06dc
  4. #e935f9
  5. #f17ffc

Shades

#ca06dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca06dc
  2. #b605c6
  3. #a205b0
  4. #8d049a
  5. #790484
  6. #65036e
  7. #510258
  8. #3d0242
  9. #28012c
  10. #140116
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca06dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca06dc
  2. #cf1fe0
  3. #d538e3
  4. #da51e7
  5. #df6aea
  6. #e583ee
  7. #ea9bf1
  8. #efb4f5
  9. #f4cdf8
  10. #fae6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca06dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca06dc
  2. #c312d3
  3. #bb1eca
  4. #b42bc0
  5. #ac37b7
  6. #a543ae
  7. #9e4fa5
  8. #965b9c
  9. #8f6892
  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 #9e5ca8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #437cd8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd4682 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d52df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e62da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc36ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca06dc {
  color: #ca06dc;
}
Background
.bg-ca06dc {
  background-color: #ca06dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca06dc {
  border: 2px solid #ca06dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca06dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 6 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 95% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca06dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca06dc, #dc0683);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca06dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 6 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.14 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.31 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.13 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.10 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.94 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.58 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.85 #35f923 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca06dc  rgb(202, 6, 220)  hsl(295, 95%, 44%)  Electric Purple
#18dc06  rgb(24, 220, 6)  hsl(115, 95%, 44%)  Lime Green
#dcca06  rgb(220, 202, 6)  hsl(55, 95%, 44%)  Citrine
#06dcca  rgb(6, 220, 202)  hsl(175, 95%, 44%)  Turquoise