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#CA16CD

#ca16cd ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca16cd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 8.63% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.46% cyan, 89.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 299.02°, with 80.62% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 7.26.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1754

Complementary

  1. #ca16cd
  2. #19cd16

Split complementary

  1. #ca16cd
  2. #74cd16
  3. #16cd6f

Analogous

  1. #6f16cd
  2. #ca16cd
  3. #cd1674

Triadic

  1. #ca16cd
  2. #cdca16
  3. #16cdca

Tetradic

  1. #ca16cd
  2. #cd1619
  3. #19cd16
  4. #16cdca

Square

  1. #ca16cd
  2. #cd6f16
  3. #19cd16
  4. #1674cd

Monochromatic

  1. #420743
  2. #860f88
  3. #ca16cd
  4. #e845eb
  5. #f18af2

Shades

#ca16cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca16cd
  2. #b614b9
  3. #a212a4
  4. #8d0f90
  5. #790d7b
  6. #650b67
  7. #510952
  8. #3d073e
  9. #280429
  10. #140215
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca16cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca16cd
  2. #cf2dd2
  3. #d545d7
  4. #da5cdc
  5. #df73e1
  6. #e58be6
  7. #eaa2eb
  8. #efb9f0
  9. #f4d0f5
  10. #fae8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca16cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca16cd
  2. #c321c5
  3. #bb2bbe
  4. #b436b6
  5. #ac40ae
  6. #a54ba7
  7. #9e569f
  8. #966097
  9. #8f6b8f
  10. #877588
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5da0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #527bc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0407a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8152d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9262cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce34a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca16cd {
  color: #ca16cd;
}
Background
.bg-ca16cd {
  background-color: #ca16cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca16cd {
  border: 2px solid #ca16cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca16cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 22 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 299 81% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca16cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca16cd, #cd1674);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca16cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 22 205 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.26 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.26 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.60 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.08 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.74 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 10.89 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 11.23 #35e932 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca16cd  rgb(202, 22, 205)  hsl(299, 81%, 45%)  Electric Purple
#19cd16  rgb(25, 205, 22)  hsl(119, 81%, 45%)  Lime Green
#cdca16  rgb(205, 202, 22)  hsl(59, 81%, 45%)  Citrine
#16cdca  rgb(22, 205, 202)  hsl(179, 81%, 45%)  Robin Egg Blue