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#CA0CD8

#ca0cd8 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca0cd8 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 4.71% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 6.48% cyan, 94.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 295.88°, with 89.47% 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 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.68.

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Relative luminance0.1778

Complementary

  1. #ca0cd8
  2. #1ad80c

Split complementary

  1. #ca0cd8
  2. #80d80c
  3. #0cd864

Analogous

  1. #640cd8
  2. #ca0cd8
  3. #d80c80

Triadic

  1. #ca0cd8
  2. #d8ca0c
  3. #0cd8ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca0cd8
  2. #d80c1a
  3. #1ad80c
  4. #0cd8ca

Square

  1. #ca0cd8
  2. #d8640c
  3. #1ad80c
  4. #0c80d8

Monochromatic

  1. #420447
  2. #860890
  3. #ca0cd8
  4. #e83cf4
  5. #f085f8

Shades

#ca0cd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca0cd8
  2. #b60bc2
  3. #a20aad
  4. #8d0897
  5. #790782
  6. #65066c
  7. #510556
  8. #3d0441
  9. #28022b
  10. #140116
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca0cd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca0cd8
  2. #cf24dc
  3. #d53de0
  4. #da55e4
  5. #df6de8
  6. #e586ec
  7. #ea9eef
  8. #efb6f3
  9. #f4cef7
  10. #fae7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca0cd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca0cd8
  2. #c318cf
  3. #bb23c6
  4. #b42fbe
  5. #ac3ab5
  6. #a546ac
  7. #9e52a3
  8. #965d9a
  9. #8f6992
  10. #877489
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5ca6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #477cd4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce447f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e52db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f62d6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd36aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca0cd8 {
  color: #ca0cd8;
}
Background
.bg-ca0cd8 {
  background-color: #ca0cd8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca0cd8 {
  border: 2px solid #ca0cd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca0cd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 12 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 296 89% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca0cd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca0cd8, #d80c80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca0cd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 12 216 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.68 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.22 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.19 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.51 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.67 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.71 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.95 #35f327 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca0cd8  rgb(202, 12, 216)  hsl(296, 89%, 45%)  Electric Purple
#1ad80c  rgb(26, 216, 12)  hsl(116, 89%, 45%)  Lime Green
#d8ca0c  rgb(216, 202, 12)  hsl(56, 89%, 45%)  Citrine
#0cd8ca  rgb(12, 216, 202)  hsl(176, 89%, 45%)  Turquoise