ColorTool
Log in
#CA22E4

#ca22e4 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#ca22e4 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 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.4% cyan, 85.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 291.96°, with 78.23% saturation and 51.37% 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.5.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc33cc
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.193

Complementary

  1. #ca22e4
  2. #3ce422

Split complementary

  1. #ca22e4
  2. #9de422
  3. #22e469

Analogous

  1. #6922e4
  2. #ca22e4
  3. #e4229d

Triadic

  1. #ca22e4
  2. #e4ca22
  3. #22e4ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca22e4
  2. #e4223c
  3. #3ce422
  4. #22e4ca

Square

  1. #ca22e4
  2. #e46922
  3. #3ce422
  4. #229de4

Monochromatic

  1. #560c61
  2. #9214a5
  3. #ca22e4
  4. #da66ec
  5. #ebaaf5

Shades

#ca22e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca22e4
  2. #b61fcd
  3. #a21bb6
  4. #8d18a0
  5. #791489
  6. #651172
  7. #510e5b
  8. #3d0a44
  9. #28072e
  10. #140317
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca22e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca22e4
  2. #cf38e7
  3. #d54ee9
  4. #da64ec
  5. #df7aef
  6. #e591f2
  7. #eaa7f4
  8. #efbdf7
  9. #f4d3fa
  10. #fae9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca22e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca22e4
  2. #c32bda
  3. #bb35d0
  4. #b43ec6
  5. #ac48bc
  6. #a551b2
  7. #9e5aa8
  8. #96649e
  9. #8f6d94
  10. #87778a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a062af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ee9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #427fe0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc5189 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d59e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e66e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb43b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-ca22e4 {
  color: #ca22e4;
}
Background
.bg-ca22e4 {
  background-color: #ca22e4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca22e4 {
  border: 2px solid #ca22e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca22e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 34 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 292 78% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca22e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca22e4, #e4229d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca22e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 34 228 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.50 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.05 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.92 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.32 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.49 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.49 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.34 #35dd1b Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca22e4  rgb(202, 34, 228)  hsl(292, 78%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#3ce422  rgb(60, 228, 34)  hsl(112, 78%, 51%)  Malachite
#e4ca22  rgb(228, 202, 34)  hsl(52, 78%, 51%)  Citrine
#22e4ca  rgb(34, 228, 202)  hsl(172, 78%, 51%)  Turquoise