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#CA16D3

#ca16d3 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca16d3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.27% cyan, 89.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 297.14°, with 81.12% saturation and 45.69% 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 4.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 6.41.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc00cc
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Relative luminance0.1783

Complementary

  1. #ca16d3
  2. #1fd316

Split complementary

  1. #ca16d3
  2. #7ed316
  3. #16d36b

Analogous

  1. #6b16d3
  2. #ca16d3
  3. #d3167e

Triadic

  1. #ca16d3
  2. #d3ca16
  3. #16d3ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca16d3
  2. #d3161f
  3. #1fd316
  4. #16d3ca

Square

  1. #ca16d3
  2. #d36b16
  3. #1fd316
  4. #167ed3

Monochromatic

  1. #450848
  2. #880f8e
  3. #ca16d3
  4. #e449ec
  5. #ef8ff3

Shades

#ca16d3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca16d3
  2. #b614be
  3. #a212a9
  4. #8d0f94
  5. #790d7f
  6. #650b6a
  7. #510954
  8. #3d073f
  9. #28042a
  10. #140215
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca16d3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca16d3
  2. #cf2dd7
  3. #d545dc
  4. #da5ce0
  5. #df73e5
  6. #e58be9
  7. #eaa2ed
  8. #efb9f2
  9. #f4d0f6
  10. #fae8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca16d3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca16d3
  2. #c321cb
  3. #bb2bc2
  4. #b436ba
  5. #ac40b2
  6. #a54baa
  7. #9e56a1
  8. #966099
  9. #8f6b91
  10. #877588
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9e5da3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e7ccf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf447d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8053d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9163d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd37a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca16d3 {
  color: #ca16d3;
}
Background
.bg-ca16d3 {
  background-color: #ca16d3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca16d3 {
  border: 2px solid #ca16d3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca16d3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 22 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 81% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca16d3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca16d3, #d3167e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca16d3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 22 211 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.41 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.97 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.43 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.32 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.15 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.96 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.96 #35e92c Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca16d3  rgb(202, 22, 211)  hsl(297, 81%, 46%)  Electric Purple
#1fd316  rgb(31, 211, 22)  hsl(117, 81%, 46%)  Lime Green
#d3ca16  rgb(211, 202, 22)  hsl(57, 81%, 46%)  Citrine
#16d3ca  rgb(22, 211, 202)  hsl(177, 81%, 46%)  Medium Turquoise