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#CA11EA

#ca11ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca11ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 6.67% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.68% cyan, 92.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 291.15°, with 86.45% saturation and 49.22% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.189

Complementary

  1. #ca11ea
  2. #31ea11

Split complementary

  1. #ca11ea
  2. #9eea11
  3. #11ea5e

Analogous

  1. #5e11ea
  2. #ca11ea
  3. #ea119e

Triadic

  1. #ca11ea
  2. #eaca11
  3. #11eaca

Tetradic

  1. #ca11ea
  2. #ea1131
  3. #31ea11
  4. #11eaca

Square

  1. #ca11ea
  2. #ea5e11
  3. #31ea11
  4. #119eea

Monochromatic

  1. #4f075b
  2. #8c0ca3
  3. #ca11ea
  4. #db55f3
  5. #ea9cf8

Shades

#ca11ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca11ea
  2. #b60fd3
  3. #a20ebb
  4. #8d0ca4
  5. #790a8c
  6. #650975
  7. #51075e
  8. #3d0546
  9. #28032f
  10. #140217
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca11ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca11ea
  2. #cf29ec
  3. #d541ee
  4. #da58f0
  5. #df70f2
  6. #e588f5
  7. #eaa0f7
  8. #efb8f9
  9. #f4cffb
  10. #fae7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca11ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca11ea
  2. #c31cdf
  3. #bb27d5
  4. #b432ca
  5. #ac3dc0
  6. #a549b5
  7. #9e54aa
  8. #965fa0
  9. #8f6a95
  10. #87758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a05fb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006def ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #347ee6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cb508b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7957ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b64e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca3fb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca11ea {
  color: #ca11ea;
}
Background
.bg-ca11ea {
  background-color: #ca11ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca11ea {
  border: 2px solid #ca11ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca11ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 17 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 291 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca11ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca11ea, #ea119e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca11ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 17 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.52 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.00 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.44 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.65 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.93 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.93 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 10.85 #35ee15 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca11ea  rgb(202, 17, 234)  hsl(291, 86%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#31ea11  rgb(49, 234, 17)  hsl(111, 86%, 49%)  Lime
#eaca11  rgb(234, 202, 17)  hsl(51, 86%, 49%)  Jonquil
#11eaca  rgb(17, 234, 202)  hsl(171, 86%, 49%)  Turquoise