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#CA21DE

#ca21de ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca21de is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 12.94% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.01% cyan, 85.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 293.65°, with 74.12% saturation and 50% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1892

Complementary

  1. #ca21de
  2. #35de21

Split complementary

  1. #ca21de
  2. #94de21
  3. #21de6b

Analogous

  1. #6b21de
  2. #ca21de
  3. #de2194

Triadic

  1. #ca21de
  2. #deca21
  3. #21deca

Tetradic

  1. #ca21de
  2. #de2135
  3. #35de21
  4. #21deca

Square

  1. #ca21de
  2. #de6b21
  3. #35de21
  4. #2194de

Monochromatic

  1. #510d59
  2. #8d179b
  3. #ca21de
  4. #da64e8
  5. #eaa6f2

Shades

#ca21de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca21de
  2. #b61ec8
  3. #a21ab2
  4. #8d179b
  5. #791485
  6. #65116f
  7. #510d59
  8. #3d0a43
  9. #28072c
  10. #140316
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca21de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca21de
  2. #cf37e1
  3. #d54de5
  4. #da64e8
  5. #df7aeb
  6. #e590ef
  7. #eaa6f2
  8. #efbcf5
  9. #f4d3f8
  10. #fae9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca21de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca21de
  2. #c32bd5
  3. #bb34cb
  4. #b43ec2
  5. #ac47b8
  6. #a551af
  7. #9e5aa6
  8. #96649c
  9. #8f6d93
  10. #877789
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a061ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006de3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #477eda ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd4e85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e58e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f66dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc40b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca21de {
  color: #ca21de;
}
Background
.bg-ca21de {
  background-color: #ca21de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca21de {
  border: 2px solid #ca21de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca21de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 33 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca21de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca21de, #de2194);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca21de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 33 222 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.14 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.08 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.73 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.64 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.82 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.82 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.89 #35de21 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca21de  rgb(202, 33, 222)  hsl(294, 74%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#35de21  rgb(53, 222, 33)  hsl(114, 74%, 50%)  Lime Green
#deca21  rgb(222, 202, 33)  hsl(54, 74%, 50%)  Citrine
#21deca  rgb(33, 222, 202)  hsl(174, 74%, 50%)  Turquoise