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#CA0CE2

#ca0ce2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca0ce2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.62% cyan, 94.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 293.27°, with 89.92% saturation and 46.67% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.39.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1831

Complementary

  1. #ca0ce2
  2. #24e20c

Split complementary

  1. #ca0ce2
  2. #8fe20c
  3. #0ce25f

Analogous

  1. #5f0ce2
  2. #ca0ce2
  3. #e20c8f

Triadic

  1. #ca0ce2
  2. #e2ca0c
  3. #0ce2ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca0ce2
  2. #e20c24
  3. #24e20c
  4. #0ce2ca

Square

  1. #ca0ce2
  2. #e25f0c
  3. #24e20c
  4. #0c8fe2

Monochromatic

  1. #480451
  2. #890899
  3. #ca0ce2
  4. #e145f5
  5. #ed8ef9

Shades

#ca0ce2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca0ce2
  2. #b60bcb
  3. #a20ab5
  4. #8d089e
  5. #790788
  6. #650671
  7. #51055a
  8. #3d0444
  9. #28022d
  10. #140117
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca0ce2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca0ce2
  2. #cf24e5
  3. #d53de8
  4. #da55eb
  5. #df6dee
  6. #e586f1
  7. #ea9ef3
  8. #efb6f6
  9. #f4cef9
  10. #fae7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca0ce2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca0ce2
  2. #c318d8
  3. #bb23ce
  4. #b42fc5
  5. #ac3abb
  6. #a546b1
  7. #9e52a7
  8. #965d9d
  9. #8f6994
  10. #87748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5eac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d7dde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc4a85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b54e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c63e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb3bb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca0ce2 {
  color: #ca0ce2;
}
Background
.bg-ca0ce2 {
  background-color: #ca0ce2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca0ce2 {
  border: 2px solid #ca0ce2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca0ce2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 12 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 90% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca0ce2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca0ce2, #e20c8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca0ce2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 12 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.39 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.08 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.29 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.76 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.30 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.40 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.40 #35f31d Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca0ce2  rgb(202, 12, 226)  hsl(293, 90%, 47%)  Electric Purple
#24e20c  rgb(36, 226, 12)  hsl(113, 90%, 47%)  Lime Green
#e2ca0c  rgb(226, 202, 12)  hsl(53, 90%, 47%)  Citrine
#0ce2ca  rgb(12, 226, 202)  hsl(173, 90%, 47%)  Turquoise