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#CA0DD4

#ca0dd4 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca0dd4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 5.1% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.72% cyan, 93.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 296.98°, with 88.44% saturation and 44.12% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.23.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.176

Complementary

  1. #ca0dd4
  2. #17d40d

Split complementary

  1. #ca0dd4
  2. #7bd40d
  3. #0dd466

Analogous

  1. #660dd4
  2. #ca0dd4
  3. #d40d7b

Triadic

  1. #ca0dd4
  2. #d4ca0d
  3. #0dd4ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca0dd4
  2. #d40d17
  3. #17d40d
  4. #0dd4ca

Square

  1. #ca0dd4
  2. #d4660d
  3. #17d40d
  4. #0d7bd4

Monochromatic

  1. #410444
  2. #85098c
  3. #ca0dd4
  4. #ea3bf3
  5. #f183f7

Shades

#ca0dd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca0dd4
  2. #b60cbf
  3. #a20aaa
  4. #8d0994
  5. #79087f
  6. #65076a
  7. #510555
  8. #3d0440
  9. #28032a
  10. #140115
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca0dd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca0dd4
  2. #cf25d8
  3. #d53ddd
  4. #da56e1
  5. #df6ee5
  6. #e586ea
  7. #ea9eee
  8. #efb6f2
  9. #f4cff6
  10. #fae7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca0dd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca0dd4
  2. #c319cc
  3. #bb24c3
  4. #b430bb
  5. #ac3bb2
  6. #a547aa
  7. #9e52a2
  8. #965e99
  9. #8f6991
  10. #877588
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5ca4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b7bd0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf427d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f51d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9062d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd34a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca0dd4 {
  color: #ca0dd4;
}
Background
.bg-ca0dd4 {
  background-color: #ca0dd4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca0dd4 {
  border: 2px solid #ca0dd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca0dd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 13 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 88% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca0dd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca0dd4, #d40d7b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca0dd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 13 212 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.23 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.31 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.25 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.46 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.88 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.78 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 11.18 #35f22b Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca0dd4  rgb(202, 13, 212)  hsl(297, 88%, 44%)  Electric Purple
#17d40d  rgb(23, 212, 13)  hsl(117, 88%, 44%)  Lime Green
#d4ca0d  rgb(212, 202, 13)  hsl(57, 88%, 44%)  Citrine
#0dd4ca  rgb(13, 212, 202)  hsl(177, 88%, 44%)  Medium Turquoise