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#CA22DC

#ca22dc ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca22dc is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 13.33% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.18% cyan, 84.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 294.19°, with 73.23% saturation and 49.8% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.41.

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Web safe#cc33cc
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Relative luminance0.1887

Complementary

  1. #ca22dc
  2. #34dc22

Split complementary

  1. #ca22dc
  2. #91dc22
  3. #22dc6d

Analogous

  1. #6d22dc
  2. #ca22dc
  3. #dc2291

Triadic

  1. #ca22dc
  2. #dcca22
  3. #22dcca

Tetradic

  1. #ca22dc
  2. #dc2234
  3. #34dc22
  4. #22dcca

Square

  1. #ca22dc
  2. #dc6d22
  3. #34dc22
  4. #2291dc

Monochromatic

  1. #500e57
  2. #8d189a
  3. #ca22dc
  4. #da64e7
  5. #eaa6f1

Shades

#ca22dc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca22dc
  2. #b61fc6
  3. #a21bb0
  4. #8d189a
  5. #791484
  6. #65116e
  7. #510e58
  8. #3d0a42
  9. #28072c
  10. #140316
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca22dc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca22dc
  2. #cf38e0
  3. #d54ee3
  4. #da64e7
  5. #df7aea
  6. #e591ee
  7. #eaa7f1
  8. #efbdf5
  9. #f4d3f8
  10. #fae9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca22dc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca22dc
  2. #c32bd3
  3. #bb35ca
  4. #b43ec0
  5. #ac48b7
  6. #a551ae
  7. #9e5aa5
  8. #96649c
  9. #8f6d92
  10. #877789
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a061aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ce1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a7ed8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd4d84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f58df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9066da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc40ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca22dc {
  color: #ca22dc;
}
Background
.bg-ca22dc {
  background-color: #ca22dc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca22dc {
  border: 2px solid #ca22dc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca22dc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 34 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca22dc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca22dc, #dc2291);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca22dc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 34 220 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.41 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.75 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.75 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.82 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.87 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.87 #35dd23 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca22dc  rgb(202, 34, 220)  hsl(294, 73%, 50%)  Electric Purple
#34dc22  rgb(52, 220, 34)  hsl(114, 73%, 50%)  Lime Green
#dcca22  rgb(220, 202, 34)  hsl(54, 73%, 50%)  Citrine
#22dcca  rgb(34, 220, 202)  hsl(174, 73%, 50%)  Turquoise