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#CA16EF

#ca16ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca16ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 8.63% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.48% cyan, 90.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 289.77°, with 87.15% saturation and 51.18% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.1936

Complementary

  1. #ca16ef
  2. #3bef16

Split complementary

  1. #ca16ef
  2. #a8ef16
  3. #16ef5e

Analogous

  1. #5e16ef
  2. #ca16ef
  3. #ef16a8

Triadic

  1. #ca16ef
  2. #efca16
  3. #16efca

Tetradic

  1. #ca16ef
  2. #ef163b
  3. #3bef16
  4. #16efca

Square

  1. #ca16ef
  2. #ef5e16
  3. #3bef16
  4. #16a8ef

Monochromatic

  1. #550765
  2. #910cad
  3. #ca16ef
  4. #da5ef4
  5. #eba5f9

Shades

#ca16ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca16ef
  2. #b614d7
  3. #a212bf
  4. #8d0fa7
  5. #790d8f
  6. #650b78
  7. #510960
  8. #3d0748
  9. #280430
  10. #140218
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca16ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca16ef
  2. #cf2df1
  3. #d545f2
  4. #da5cf4
  5. #df73f5
  6. #e58bf7
  7. #eaa2f9
  8. #efb9fa
  9. #f4d0fc
  10. #fae8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca16ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca16ef
  2. #c321e4
  3. #bb2bd9
  4. #b436ce
  5. #ac40c3
  6. #a54bb8
  7. #9e56ac
  8. #9660a1
  9. #8f6b96
  10. #87758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a061b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e7feb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9548e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7859f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a65ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca43bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca16ef {
  color: #ca16ef;
}
Background
.bg-ca16ef {
  background-color: #ca16ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca16ef {
  border: 2px solid #ca16ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca16ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 22 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca16ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca16ef, #ef16a8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca16ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 22 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.14 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.95 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.41 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.01 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.62 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.62 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.92 #35e910 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca16ef  rgb(202, 22, 239)  hsl(290, 87%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#3bef16  rgb(59, 239, 22)  hsl(110, 87%, 51%)  Neon Green
#efca16  rgb(239, 202, 22)  hsl(50, 87%, 51%)  Jonquil
#16efca  rgb(22, 239, 202)  hsl(170, 87%, 51%)  Aquamarine