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#CA12E1

#ca12e1 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca12e1 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 7.06% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.22% cyan, 92% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 293.33°, with 85.19% saturation and 47.65% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.55.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1843

Complementary

  1. #ca12e1
  2. #29e112

Split complementary

  1. #ca12e1
  2. #91e112
  3. #12e162

Analogous

  1. #6212e1
  2. #ca12e1
  3. #e11291

Triadic

  1. #ca12e1
  2. #e1ca12
  3. #12e1ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca12e1
  2. #e11229
  3. #29e112
  4. #12e1ca

Square

  1. #ca12e1
  2. #e16212
  3. #29e112
  4. #1291e1

Monochromatic

  1. #4b0753
  2. #8a0c9a
  3. #ca12e1
  4. #df4ff1
  5. #ec95f7

Shades

#ca12e1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca12e1
  2. #b610cb
  3. #a20eb4
  4. #8d0d9e
  5. #790b87
  6. #650971
  7. #51075a
  8. #3d0544
  9. #28042d
  10. #140217
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca12e1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca12e1
  2. #cf2ae4
  3. #d541e7
  4. #da59ea
  5. #df71ed
  6. #e589f0
  7. #eaa0f3
  8. #efb8f6
  9. #f4d0f9
  10. #fae7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca12e1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca12e1
  2. #c31dd7
  3. #bb28ce
  4. #b433c4
  5. #ac3eba
  6. #a549b1
  7. #9e54a7
  8. #965f9d
  9. #8f6a93
  10. #87758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f5eac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006be6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #407ddd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc4b85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c55e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d63df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb3cb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca12e1 {
  color: #ca12e1;
}
Background
.bg-ca12e1 {
  background-color: #ca12e1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca12e1 {
  border: 2px solid #ca12e1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca12e1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 18 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca12e1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca12e1, #e11291);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca12e1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 18 225 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.55 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.87 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.37 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.95 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.20 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.28 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.28 #35ed1e Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca12e1  rgb(202, 18, 225)  hsl(293, 85%, 48%)  Electric Purple
#29e112  rgb(41, 225, 18)  hsl(113, 85%, 48%)  Lime Green
#e1ca12  rgb(225, 202, 18)  hsl(53, 85%, 48%)  Citrine
#12e1ca  rgb(18, 225, 202)  hsl(173, 85%, 48%)  Turquoise