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#CA23EA

#ca23ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca23ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 13.73% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.68% cyan, 85.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 290.35°, with 82.57% saturation and 52.75% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.97.

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Relative luminance0.197

Complementary

  1. #ca23ea
  2. #43ea23

Split complementary

  1. #ca23ea
  2. #a7ea23
  3. #23ea67

Analogous

  1. #6723ea
  2. #ca23ea
  3. #ea23a7

Triadic

  1. #ca23ea
  2. #eaca23
  3. #23eaca

Tetradic

  1. #ca23ea
  2. #ea2343
  3. #43ea23
  4. #23eaca

Square

  1. #ca23ea
  2. #ea6723
  3. #43ea23
  4. #23a7ea

Monochromatic

  1. #5b0a6a
  2. #9611b0
  3. #ca23ea
  4. #db69f1
  5. #ecaff7

Shades

#ca23ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca23ea
  2. #b620d3
  3. #a21cbb
  4. #8d19a4
  5. #79158c
  6. #651275
  7. #510e5e
  8. #3d0b46
  9. #28072f
  10. #140417
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca23ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca23ea
  2. #cf39ec
  3. #d54fee
  4. #da65f0
  5. #df7bf2
  6. #e591f5
  7. #eaa7f7
  8. #efbdf9
  9. #f4d3fb
  10. #fae9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca23ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca23ea
  2. #c32cdf
  3. #bb36d5
  4. #b43fca
  5. #ac48c0
  6. #a552b5
  7. #9e5baa
  8. #9664a0
  9. #8f6d95
  10. #87778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a163b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b80e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca558d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b5bed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c67e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca46b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca23ea {
  color: #ca23ea;
}
Background
.bg-ca23ea {
  background-color: #ca23ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca23ea {
  border: 2px solid #ca23ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca23ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 35 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca23ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca23ea, #ea23a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca23ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 35 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.97 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.14 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.11 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.19 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.23 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.23 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.84 #35dc15 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca23ea  rgb(202, 35, 234)  hsl(290, 83%, 53%)  Electric Purple
#43ea23  rgb(67, 234, 35)  hsl(110, 83%, 53%)  Neon Green
#eaca23  rgb(234, 202, 35)  hsl(50, 83%, 53%)  Jonquil
#23eaca  rgb(35, 234, 202)  hsl(170, 83%, 53%)  Turquoise