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#CA20DC

#ca20dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca20dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 12.55% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.18% cyan, 85.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 294.26°, with 74.6% saturation and 49.41% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.36.

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Relative luminance0.1876

Complementary

  1. #ca20dc
  2. #32dc20

Split complementary

  1. #ca20dc
  2. #90dc20
  3. #20dc6c

Analogous

  1. #6c20dc
  2. #ca20dc
  3. #dc2090

Triadic

  1. #ca20dc
  2. #dcca20
  3. #20dcca

Tetradic

  1. #ca20dc
  2. #dc2032
  3. #32dc20
  4. #20dcca

Square

  1. #ca20dc
  2. #dc6c20
  3. #32dc20
  4. #2090dc

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0d56
  2. #8d1699
  3. #ca20dc
  4. #db61e8
  5. #eaa3f2

Shades

#ca20dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca20dc
  2. #b61dc6
  3. #a21ab0
  4. #8d169a
  5. #791384
  6. #65106e
  7. #510d58
  8. #3d0a42
  9. #28062c
  10. #140316
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca20dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca20dc
  2. #cf36e0
  3. #d54de3
  4. #da63e7
  5. #df79ea
  6. #e590ee
  7. #eaa6f1
  8. #efbcf5
  9. #f4d2f8
  10. #fae9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca20dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca20dc
  2. #c32ad3
  3. #bb33ca
  4. #b43dc0
  5. #ac46b7
  6. #a550ae
  7. #9e5aa5
  8. #96639c
  9. #8f6d92
  10. #877689
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f61a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ce1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #497ed8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd4c84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f57df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f65da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc3fae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca20dc {
  color: #ca20dc;
}
Background
.bg-ca20dc {
  background-color: #ca20dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca20dc {
  border: 2px solid #ca20dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca20dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 32 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 75% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca20dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca20dc, #dc2090);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca20dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 32 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.36 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.16 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.67 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.73 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.76 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.97 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.97 #35df23 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca20dc  rgb(202, 32, 220)  hsl(294, 75%, 49%)  Electric Purple
#32dc20  rgb(50, 220, 32)  hsl(114, 75%, 49%)  Lime Green
#dcca20  rgb(220, 202, 32)  hsl(54, 75%, 49%)  Citrine
#20dcca  rgb(32, 220, 202)  hsl(174, 75%, 49%)  Turquoise