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#CA08DC

#ca08dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca08dc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.18% cyan, 96.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 294.91°, with 92.98% 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. 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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Relative luminance0.179

Complementary

  1. #ca08dc
  2. #1adc08

Split complementary

  1. #ca08dc
  2. #84dc08
  3. #08dc60

Analogous

  1. #6008dc
  2. #ca08dc
  3. #dc0884

Triadic

  1. #ca08dc
  2. #dcca08
  3. #08dcca

Tetradic

  1. #ca08dc
  2. #dc081a
  3. #1adc08
  4. #08dcca

Square

  1. #ca08dc
  2. #dc6008
  3. #1adc08
  4. #0884dc

Monochromatic

  1. #420348
  2. #860592
  3. #ca08dc
  4. #e839f8
  5. #f083fa

Shades

#ca08dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca08dc
  2. #b607c6
  3. #a206b0
  4. #8d069a
  5. #790584
  6. #65046e
  7. #510358
  8. #3d0242
  9. #28022c
  10. #140116
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca08dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca08dc
  2. #cf21e0
  3. #d539e3
  4. #da52e7
  5. #df6bea
  6. #e584ee
  7. #ea9cf1
  8. #efb5f5
  9. #f4cef8
  10. #fae6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca08dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca08dc
  2. #c314d3
  3. #bb20ca
  4. #b42cc0
  5. #ac38b7
  6. #a544ae
  7. #9e50a5
  8. #965c9c
  9. #8f6892
  10. #877489
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5da8 ≈ 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 #cc37ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca08dc {
  color: #ca08dc;
}
Background
.bg-ca08dc {
  background-color: #ca08dc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca08dc {
  border: 2px solid #ca08dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca08dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 8 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca08dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca08dc, #dc0884);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca08dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 8 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.14 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.25 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.15 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.12 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.93 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.62 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.80 #35f723 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca08dc  rgb(202, 8, 220)  hsl(295, 93%, 45%)  Electric Purple
#1adc08  rgb(26, 220, 8)  hsl(115, 93%, 45%)  Lime Green
#dcca08  rgb(220, 202, 8)  hsl(55, 93%, 45%)  Citrine
#08dcca  rgb(8, 220, 202)  hsl(175, 93%, 45%)  Turquoise