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#CA2CED

#ca2ced ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca2ced is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 17.25% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.77% cyan, 81.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 289.12°, with 84.28% saturation and 55.1% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.2047

Complementary

  1. #ca2ced
  2. #4fed2c

Split complementary

  1. #ca2ced
  2. #b0ed2c
  3. #2ced6a

Analogous

  1. #6a2ced
  2. #ca2ced
  3. #ed2cb0

Triadic

  1. #ca2ced
  2. #edca2c
  3. #2cedca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2ced
  2. #ed2c4f
  3. #4fed2c
  4. #2cedca

Square

  1. #ca2ced
  2. #ed6a2c
  3. #4fed2c
  4. #2cb0ed

Monochromatic

  1. #620a76
  2. #9d10bc
  3. #ca2ced
  4. #dc72f3
  5. #edb9f9

Shades

#ca2ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2ced
  2. #b628d5
  3. #a223be
  4. #8d1fa6
  5. #791a8e
  6. #651677
  7. #51125f
  8. #3d0d47
  9. #28092f
  10. #140418
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2ced
  2. #cf41ef
  3. #d556f1
  4. #da6bf2
  5. #df80f4
  6. #e596f6
  7. #eaabf8
  8. #efc0fa
  9. #f4d5fb
  10. #faeafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2ced
  2. #c334e2
  3. #bb3dd7
  4. #b445cc
  5. #ac4ec1
  6. #a556b7
  7. #9e5eac
  8. #9667a1
  9. #8f6f96
  10. #87788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a266b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c82e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca5a90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c5ef0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c6aeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca4cbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2ced {
  color: #ca2ced;
}
Background
.bg-ca2ced {
  background-color: #ca2ced;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca2ced {
  border: 2px solid #ca2ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 44 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2ced, #ed2cb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 44 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.24 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.71 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.70 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.70 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.55 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.80 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.03 #35d312 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca2ced  rgb(202, 44, 237)  hsl(289, 84%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#4fed2c  rgb(79, 237, 44)  hsl(109, 84%, 55%)  Neon Green
#edca2c  rgb(237, 202, 44)  hsl(49, 84%, 55%)  Jonquil
#2cedca  rgb(44, 237, 202)  hsl(169, 84%, 55%)  Turquoise