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#CA22E2

#ca22e2 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca22e2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 13.33% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.62% cyan, 84.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 292.5°, with 76.8% saturation and 50.98% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.71.

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Relative luminance0.1919

Complementary

  1. #ca22e2
  2. #3ae222

Split complementary

  1. #ca22e2
  2. #9ae222
  3. #22e26a

Analogous

  1. #6a22e2
  2. #ca22e2
  3. #e2229a

Triadic

  1. #ca22e2
  2. #e2ca22
  3. #22e2ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca22e2
  2. #e2223a
  3. #3ae222
  4. #22e2ca

Square

  1. #ca22e2
  2. #e26a22
  3. #3ae222
  4. #229ae2

Monochromatic

  1. #540c5f
  2. #9115a2
  3. #ca22e2
  4. #da66eb
  5. #eaa9f4

Shades

#ca22e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca22e2
  2. #b61fcb
  3. #a21bb5
  4. #8d189e
  5. #791488
  6. #651171
  7. #510e5a
  8. #3d0a44
  9. #28072d
  10. #140317
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca22e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca22e2
  2. #cf38e5
  3. #d54ee8
  4. #da64eb
  5. #df7aee
  6. #e591f1
  7. #eaa7f3
  8. #efbdf6
  9. #f4d3f9
  10. #fae9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca22e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca22e2
  2. #c32bd8
  3. #bb35ce
  4. #b43ec5
  5. #ac48bb
  6. #a551b1
  7. #9e5aa7
  8. #96649d
  9. #8f6d94
  10. #87778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a062ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ee7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #447fde ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc5088 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d59e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e66e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb42b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca22e2 {
  color: #ca22e2;
}
Background
.bg-ca22e2 {
  background-color: #ca22e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca22e2 {
  border: 2px solid #ca22e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca22e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 34 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 77% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca22e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca22e2, #e2229a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca22e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 34 226 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.71 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.03 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.86 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.43 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.58 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.58 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.18 #35dd1d Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca22e2  rgb(202, 34, 226)  hsl(293, 77%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#3ae222  rgb(58, 226, 34)  hsl(113, 77%, 51%)  Malachite
#e2ca22  rgb(226, 202, 34)  hsl(53, 77%, 51%)  Citrine
#22e2ca  rgb(34, 226, 202)  hsl(173, 77%, 51%)  Turquoise