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#CA28ED

#ca28ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca28ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 15.69% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.77% cyan, 83.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 289.34°, with 84.55% saturation and 54.31% 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 5.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.99.

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Relative luminance0.2019

Complementary

  1. #ca28ed
  2. #4bed28

Split complementary

  1. #ca28ed
  2. #aded28
  3. #28ed67

Analogous

  1. #6728ed
  2. #ca28ed
  3. #ed28ad

Triadic

  1. #ca28ed
  2. #edca28
  3. #28edca

Tetradic

  1. #ca28ed
  2. #ed284b
  3. #4bed28
  4. #28edca

Square

  1. #ca28ed
  2. #ed6728
  3. #4bed28
  4. #28aded

Monochromatic

  1. #600a72
  2. #9b0fb9
  3. #ca28ed
  4. #db6ff3
  5. #edb5f9

Shades

#ca28ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca28ed
  2. #b624d5
  3. #a220be
  4. #8d1ca6
  5. #79188e
  6. #651477
  7. #51105f
  8. #3d0c47
  9. #28082f
  10. #140418
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca28ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca28ed
  2. #cf3eef
  3. #d553f1
  4. #da69f2
  5. #df7ef4
  6. #e594f6
  7. #eaa9f8
  8. #efbffa
  9. #f4d4fb
  10. #faeafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca28ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca28ed
  2. #c331e2
  3. #bb3ad7
  4. #b442cc
  5. #ac4bc1
  6. #a554b7
  7. #9e5dac
  8. #9666a1
  9. #8f6e96
  10. #87778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a165b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a81e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca588f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b5df0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c69eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca4abc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca28ed {
  color: #ca28ed;
}
Background
.bg-ca28ed {
  background-color: #ca28ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca28ed {
  border: 2px solid #ca28ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca28ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 40 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca28ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca28ed, #ed28ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca28ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 40 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.99 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.96 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.90 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.90 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.29 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.58 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.12 #35d712 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca28ed  rgb(202, 40, 237)  hsl(289, 85%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#4bed28  rgb(75, 237, 40)  hsl(109, 85%, 54%)  Neon Green
#edca28  rgb(237, 202, 40)  hsl(49, 85%, 54%)  Jonquil
#28edca  rgb(40, 237, 202)  hsl(169, 85%, 54%)  Turquoise