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#CA17FF

#ca17ff ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca17ff is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 9.02% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.78% cyan, 90.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 286.29°, with 100% saturation and 54.51% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 2.65.

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Relative luminance0.2039

Complementary

  1. #ca17ff
  2. #4cff17

Split complementary

  1. #ca17ff
  2. #c0ff17
  3. #17ff56

Analogous

  1. #5617ff
  2. #ca17ff
  3. #ff17c0

Triadic

  1. #ca17ff
  2. #ffca17
  3. #17ffca

Tetradic

  1. #ca17ff
  2. #ff174c
  3. #4cff17
  4. #17ffca

Square

  1. #ca17ff
  2. #ff5617
  3. #4cff17
  4. #17c0ff

Monochromatic

  1. #60007d
  2. #9b00ca
  3. #ca17ff
  4. #db64ff
  5. #edb0ff

Shades

#ca17ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca17ff
  2. #b615e6
  3. #a212cc
  4. #8d10b3
  5. #790e99
  6. #650c80
  7. #510966
  8. #3d074d
  9. #280533
  10. #14021a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca17ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca17ff
  2. #cf2eff
  3. #d545ff
  4. #da5dff
  5. #df74ff
  6. #e58bff
  7. #eaa2ff
  8. #efb9ff
  9. #f4d1ff
  10. #fae8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca17ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca17ff
  2. #c322f2
  3. #bb2ce6
  4. #b437d9
  5. #ac41cc
  6. #a54cc0
  7. #9e56b3
  8. #9661a6
  9. #8f6b99
  10. #87768d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a163bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0081fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c65d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #735cff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8567fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c74aca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca17ff {
  color: #ca17ff;
}
Background
.bg-ca17ff {
  background-color: #ca17ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca17ff {
  border: 2px solid #ca17ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca17ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 23 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 100% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca17ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca17ff, #ff17c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca17ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 23 255 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 2.65 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.71 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.33 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.34 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.34 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.16 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 10.90 #35e800 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca17ff  rgb(202, 23, 255)  hsl(286, 100%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#4cff17  rgb(76, 255, 23)  hsl(106, 100%, 55%)  Harlequin
#ffca17  rgb(255, 202, 23)  hsl(46, 100%, 55%)  Sunglow
#17ffca  rgb(23, 255, 202)  hsl(166, 100%, 55%)  Aquamarine