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#CA2EF9

#ca2ef9 ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca2ef9 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 18.04% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.88% cyan, 81.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 286.11°, with 94.42% saturation and 57.84% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.03.

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Relative luminance0.2135

Complementary

  1. #ca2ef9
  2. #5df92e

Split complementary

  1. #ca2ef9
  2. #c2f92e
  3. #2ef964

Analogous

  1. #642ef9
  2. #ca2ef9
  3. #f92ec2

Triadic

  1. #ca2ef9
  2. #f9ca2e
  3. #2ef9ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2ef9
  2. #f92e5d
  3. #5df92e
  4. #2ef9ca

Square

  1. #ca2ef9
  2. #f9642e
  3. #5df92e
  4. #2ec2f9

Monochromatic

  1. #6b048a
  2. #a506d4
  3. #ca2ef9
  4. #dd78fb
  5. #f0c3fd

Shades

#ca2ef9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2ef9
  2. #b629e0
  3. #a225c7
  4. #8d20ae
  5. #791c95
  6. #65177d
  7. #511264
  8. #3d0e4b
  9. #280932
  10. #140519
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2ef9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2ef9
  2. #cf43fa
  3. #d558fa
  4. #da6dfb
  5. #df82fb
  6. #e597fc
  7. #eaabfd
  8. #efc0fd
  9. #f4d5fe
  10. #faeafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2ef9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2ef9
  2. #c336ed
  3. #bb3ee1
  4. #b447d5
  5. #ac4fc9
  6. #a557bd
  7. #9e5fb0
  8. #9667a4
  9. #8f7098
  10. #87788c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a368bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0077fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b83f5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c76197 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7961fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #896bf7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c851c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2ef9 {
  color: #ca2ef9;
}
Background
.bg-ca2ef9 {
  background-color: #ca2ef9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca2ef9 {
  border: 2px solid #ca2ef9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2ef9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 46 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 94% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2ef9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2ef9, #f92ec2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2ef9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 46 249 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.03 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.39 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.46 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.46 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.56 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 10.68 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 11.15 #35d106 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca2ef9  rgb(202, 46, 249)  hsl(286, 94%, 58%)  Electric Purple
#5df92e  rgb(93, 249, 46)  hsl(106, 94%, 58%)  Neon Green
#f9ca2e  rgb(249, 202, 46)  hsl(46, 94%, 58%)  Sunglow
#2ef9ca  rgb(46, 249, 202)  hsl(166, 94%, 58%)  Aquamarine