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#CA09CD

#ca09cd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca09cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 3.53% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.46% cyan, 95.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 299.08°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 7.22.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1716

Complementary

  1. #ca09cd
  2. #0ccd09

Split complementary

  1. #ca09cd
  2. #6ecd09
  3. #09cd68

Analogous

  1. #6809cd
  2. #ca09cd
  3. #cd096e

Triadic

  1. #ca09cd
  2. #cdca09
  3. #09cdca

Tetradic

  1. #ca09cd
  2. #cd090c
  3. #0ccd09
  4. #09cdca

Square

  1. #ca09cd
  2. #cd6809
  3. #0ccd09
  4. #096ecd

Monochromatic

  1. #3a033a
  2. #820684
  3. #ca09cd
  4. #f32df6
  5. #f776f9

Shades

#ca09cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca09cd
  2. #b608b9
  3. #a207a4
  4. #8d0690
  5. #79057b
  6. #650567
  7. #510452
  8. #3d033e
  9. #280229
  10. #140115
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca09cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca09cd
  2. #cf22d2
  3. #d53ad7
  4. #da53dc
  5. #df6be1
  6. #e584e6
  7. #ea9deb
  8. #efb5f0
  9. #f4cef5
  10. #fae6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca09cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca09cd
  2. #c315c5
  3. #bb21be
  4. #b42db6
  5. #ac39ae
  6. #a545a7
  7. #9e509f
  8. #965c97
  9. #8f688f
  10. #877488
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5b9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #507ac9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d03d79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8050d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9161cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce2fa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca09cd {
  color: #ca09cd;
}
Background
.bg-ca09cd {
  background-color: #ca09cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca09cd {
  border: 2px solid #ca09cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca09cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 9 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca09cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca09cd, #cd096e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca09cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 9 205 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.22 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.76 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.40 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.21 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.52 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.86 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.24 #35f632 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca09cd  rgb(202, 9, 205)  hsl(299, 92%, 42%)  Electric Purple
#0ccd09  rgb(12, 205, 9)  hsl(119, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green
#cdca09  rgb(205, 202, 9)  hsl(59, 92%, 42%)  Citrine
#09cdca  rgb(9, 205, 202)  hsl(179, 92%, 42%)  Robin Egg Blue