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#CA08D5

#ca08d5 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca08d5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 3.14% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.16% cyan, 96.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 296.78°, with 92.76% saturation and 43.33% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.09.

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Relative luminance0.1753

Complementary

  1. #ca08d5
  2. #13d508

Split complementary

  1. #ca08d5
  2. #79d508
  3. #08d563

Analogous

  1. #6308d5
  2. #ca08d5
  3. #d50879

Triadic

  1. #ca08d5
  2. #d5ca08
  3. #08d5ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca08d5
  2. #d50813
  3. #13d508
  4. #08d5ca

Square

  1. #ca08d5
  2. #d56308
  3. #13d508
  4. #0879d5

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0242
  2. #84058b
  3. #ca08d5
  4. #ed32f7
  5. #f37cfa

Shades

#ca08d5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca08d5
  2. #b607c0
  3. #a206aa
  4. #8d0695
  5. #790580
  6. #65046b
  7. #510355
  8. #3d0240
  9. #28022b
  10. #140115
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca08d5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca08d5
  2. #cf21d9
  3. #d539dd
  4. #da52e2
  5. #df6be6
  6. #e584ea
  7. #ea9cee
  8. #efb5f2
  9. #f4cef7
  10. #fae6fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca08d5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca08d5
  2. #c314cd
  3. #bb20c4
  4. #b42cbc
  5. #ac38b3
  6. #a544ab
  7. #9e50a2
  8. #965c9a
  9. #8f6891
  10. #877489
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5ca4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #497bd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf427d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e51d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f61d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd33a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca08d5 {
  color: #ca08d5;
}
Background
.bg-ca08d5 {
  background-color: #ca08d5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca08d5 {
  border: 2px solid #ca08d5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca08d5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 8 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 93% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca08d5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca08d5, #d50879);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca08d5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 8 213 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.09 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.43 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.18 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.54 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.72 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.65 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 11.23 #35f72a Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca08d5  rgb(202, 8, 213)  hsl(297, 93%, 43%)  Electric Purple
#13d508  rgb(19, 213, 8)  hsl(117, 93%, 43%)  Lime Green
#d5ca08  rgb(213, 202, 8)  hsl(57, 93%, 43%)  Citrine
#08d5ca  rgb(8, 213, 202)  hsl(177, 93%, 43%)  Medium Turquoise