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#CA14CF

#ca14cf ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca14cf is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 7.84% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.42% cyan, 90.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 298.4°, with 82.38% saturation and 44.51% 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 6.96.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1756

Complementary

  1. #ca14cf
  2. #19cf14

Split complementary

  1. #ca14cf
  2. #76cf14
  3. #14cf6d

Analogous

  1. #6d14cf
  2. #ca14cf
  3. #cf1476

Triadic

  1. #ca14cf
  2. #cfca14
  3. #14cfca

Tetradic

  1. #ca14cf
  2. #cf1419
  3. #19cf14
  4. #14cfca

Square

  1. #ca14cf
  2. #cf6d14
  3. #19cf14
  4. #1476cf

Monochromatic

  1. #420743
  2. #860d89
  3. #ca14cf
  4. #e843ed
  5. #f188f4

Shades

#ca14cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca14cf
  2. #b612ba
  3. #a210a6
  4. #8d0e91
  5. #790c7c
  6. #650a68
  7. #510853
  8. #3d063e
  9. #280429
  10. #140215
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca14cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca14cf
  2. #cf2cd4
  3. #d543d9
  4. #da5bdd
  5. #df72e2
  6. #e58ae7
  7. #eaa1ec
  8. #efb9f1
  9. #f4d0f5
  10. #fae8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca14cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca14cf
  2. #c31fc7
  3. #bb2abf
  4. #b434b7
  5. #ac3faf
  6. #a54aa8
  7. #9e55a0
  8. #966098
  9. #8f6a90
  10. #877588
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5ca1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #507bcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0417b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8152d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9162cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce34a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca14cf {
  color: #ca14cf;
}
Background
.bg-ca14cf {
  background-color: #ca14cf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca14cf {
  border: 2px solid #ca14cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca14cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 20 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 82% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca14cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca14cf, #cf1476);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca14cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 20 207 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.96 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.25 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.49 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.17 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.49 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.04 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.09 #35eb30 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca14cf  rgb(202, 20, 207)  hsl(298, 82%, 45%)  Electric Purple
#19cf14  rgb(25, 207, 20)  hsl(118, 82%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cfca14  rgb(207, 202, 20)  hsl(58, 82%, 45%)  Citrine
#14cfca  rgb(20, 207, 202)  hsl(178, 82%, 45%)  Robin Egg Blue