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#CA0CF4

#ca0cf4 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca0cf4 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 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.21% cyan, 95.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 289.14°, with 91.34% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.59.

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Web safe#cc00ff
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Relative luminance0.1935

Complementary

  1. #ca0cf4
  2. #36f40c

Split complementary

  1. #ca0cf4
  2. #aaf40c
  3. #0cf456

Analogous

  1. #560cf4
  2. #ca0cf4
  3. #f40caa

Triadic

  1. #ca0cf4
  2. #f4ca0c
  3. #0cf4ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca0cf4
  2. #f40c36
  3. #36f40c
  4. #0cf4ca

Square

  1. #ca0cf4
  2. #f4560c
  3. #36f40c
  4. #0caaf4

Monochromatic

  1. #520463
  2. #8e08ac
  3. #ca0cf4
  4. #da55f7
  5. #ea9efb

Shades

#ca0cf4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca0cf4
  2. #b60bdc
  3. #a20ac3
  4. #8d08ab
  5. #790792
  6. #65067a
  7. #510562
  8. #3d0449
  9. #280231
  10. #140118
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca0cf4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca0cf4
  2. #cf24f5
  3. #d53df6
  4. #da55f7
  5. #df6df8
  6. #e586fa
  7. #ea9efb
  8. #efb6fc
  9. #f4cefd
  10. #fae7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca0cf4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca0cf4
  2. #c318e8
  3. #bb23dd
  4. #b42fd1
  5. #ac3ac6
  6. #a546ba
  7. #9e52ae
  8. #965da3
  9. #8f6997
  10. #87748c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a060b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f7ff0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c85590 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7658f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8864f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c943c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca0cf4 {
  color: #ca0cf4;
}
Background
.bg-ca0cf4 {
  background-color: #ca0cf4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca0cf4 {
  border: 2px solid #ca0cf4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca0cf4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 12 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 91% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca0cf4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca0cf4, #f40caa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca0cf4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 12 244 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.59 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.45 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.12 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.77 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.77 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.57 #35f30b Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca0cf4  rgb(202, 12, 244)  hsl(289, 91%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#36f40c  rgb(54, 244, 12)  hsl(109, 91%, 50%)  Neon Green
#f4ca0c  rgb(244, 202, 12)  hsl(49, 91%, 50%)  Jonquil
#0cf4ca  rgb(12, 244, 202)  hsl(169, 91%, 50%)  Aquamarine