ColorTool
Log in
#CA0ACF

#ca0acf ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#ca0acf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 3.92% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.42% cyan, 95.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 298.48°, with 90.78% saturation and 42.55% 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 4.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.93.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc00cc
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.1728

Complementary

  1. #ca0acf
  2. #0fcf0a

Split complementary

  1. #ca0acf
  2. #71cf0a
  3. #0acf68

Analogous

  1. #680acf
  2. #ca0acf
  3. #cf0a71

Triadic

  1. #ca0acf
  2. #cfca0a
  3. #0acfca

Tetradic

  1. #ca0acf
  2. #cf0a0f
  3. #0fcf0a
  4. #0acfca

Square

  1. #ca0acf
  2. #cf680a
  3. #0fcf0a
  4. #0a71cf

Monochromatic

  1. #3c033d
  2. #830686
  3. #ca0acf
  4. #f030f5
  5. #f579f9

Shades

#ca0acf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca0acf
  2. #b609ba
  3. #a208a6
  4. #8d0791
  5. #79067c
  6. #650568
  7. #510453
  8. #3d033e
  9. #280229
  10. #140115
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca0acf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca0acf
  2. #cf23d4
  3. #d53bd9
  4. #da54dd
  5. #df6ce2
  6. #e585e7
  7. #ea9dec
  8. #efb6f1
  9. #f4cef5
  10. #fae7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca0acf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca0acf
  2. #c316c7
  3. #bb22bf
  4. #b42db7
  5. #ac39af
  6. #a545a8
  7. #9e51a0
  8. #965d98
  9. #8f6890
  10. #877488
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5ba0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f7bcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d03e7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8050d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9161cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce31a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-ca0acf {
  color: #ca0acf;
}
Background
.bg-ca0acf {
  background-color: #ca0acf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca0acf {
  border: 2px solid #ca0acf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca0acf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 10 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 91% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca0acf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca0acf, #cf0a71);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca0acf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 10 207 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.93 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.63 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.34 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.27 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.32 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.82 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.30 #35f530 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca0acf  rgb(202, 10, 207)  hsl(298, 91%, 43%)  Electric Purple
#0fcf0a  rgb(15, 207, 10)  hsl(118, 91%, 43%)  Lime Green
#cfca0a  rgb(207, 202, 10)  hsl(58, 91%, 43%)  Citrine
#0acfca  rgb(10, 207, 202)  hsl(178, 91%, 43%)  Robin Egg Blue