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#CA21EF

#ca21ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca21ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 12.94% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.48% cyan, 86.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 289.22°, with 86.55% saturation and 53.33% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.51.

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Relative luminance0.1988

Complementary

  1. #ca21ef
  2. #46ef21

Split complementary

  1. #ca21ef
  2. #adef21
  3. #21ef63

Analogous

  1. #6321ef
  2. #ca21ef
  3. #ef21ad

Triadic

  1. #ca21ef
  2. #efca21
  3. #21efca

Tetradic

  1. #ca21ef
  2. #ef2146
  3. #46ef21
  4. #21efca

Square

  1. #ca21ef
  2. #ef6321
  3. #46ef21
  4. #21adef

Monochromatic

  1. #5c086f
  2. #980db6
  3. #ca21ef
  4. #db68f4
  5. #ecb0f9

Shades

#ca21ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca21ef
  2. #b61ed7
  3. #a21abf
  4. #8d17a7
  5. #79148f
  6. #651178
  7. #510d60
  8. #3d0a48
  9. #280730
  10. #140318
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca21ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca21ef
  2. #cf37f1
  3. #d54df2
  4. #da64f4
  5. #df7af5
  6. #e590f7
  7. #eaa6f9
  8. #efbcfa
  9. #f4d3fc
  10. #fae9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca21ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca21ef
  2. #c32be4
  3. #bb34d9
  4. #b43ece
  5. #ac47c3
  6. #a551b8
  7. #9e5aac
  8. #9664a1
  9. #8f6d96
  10. #87778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a163b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3380eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9578f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a5bf2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b67ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca47bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca21ef {
  color: #ca21ef;
}
Background
.bg-ca21ef {
  background-color: #ca21ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca21ef {
  border: 2px solid #ca21ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca21ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 33 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 87% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca21ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca21ef, #ef21ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca21ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 33 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.51 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.45 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.85 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.18 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.18 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.37 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.28 #35de10 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca21ef  rgb(202, 33, 239)  hsl(289, 87%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#46ef21  rgb(70, 239, 33)  hsl(109, 87%, 53%)  Neon Green
#efca21  rgb(239, 202, 33)  hsl(49, 87%, 53%)  Jonquil
#21efca  rgb(33, 239, 202)  hsl(169, 87%, 53%)  Aquamarine