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#CA02CA

#ca02ca ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca02ca is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 0.78% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 99.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 98.04% saturation and 40% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 7.66.

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Relative luminance0.1686

Complementary

  1. #ca02ca
  2. #02ca02

Split complementary

  1. #ca02ca
  2. #66ca02
  3. #02ca66

Analogous

  1. #6602ca
  2. #ca02ca
  3. #ca0266

Triadic

  1. #ca02ca
  2. #caca02
  3. #02caca

Tetradic

  1. #ca02ca
  2. #ca0202
  3. #02ca02
  4. #02caca

Square

  1. #ca02ca
  2. #ca6602
  3. #02ca02
  4. #0266ca

Monochromatic

  1. #330033
  2. #7e017e
  3. #ca02ca
  4. #fd1cfd
  5. #fe67fe

Shades

#ca02ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca02ca
  2. #b602b6
  3. #a202a2
  4. #8d018d
  5. #790179
  6. #650165
  7. #510151
  8. #3d013d
  9. #280028
  10. #140014
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca02ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca02ca
  2. #cf1bcf
  3. #d535d5
  4. #da4eda
  5. #df67df
  6. #e581e5
  7. #ea9aea
  8. #efb3ef
  9. #f4ccf4
  10. #fae6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca02ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca02ca
  2. #c30fc3
  3. #bb1bbb
  4. #b428b4
  5. #ac34ac
  6. #a541a5
  7. #9e4e9e
  8. #965a96
  9. #8f678f
  10. #877387
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9d5a9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #517ac6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d13976 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #814ecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9260c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce2c9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca02ca {
  color: #ca02ca;
}
Background
.bg-ca02ca {
  background-color: #ca02ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ca02ca {
  border: 2px solid #ca02ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca02ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 2 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 98% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca02ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca02ca, #ca0266);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca02ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 2 202 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.66 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.14 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.47 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 9.19 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.76 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.83 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 11.29 #35fd35 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca02ca  rgb(202, 2, 202)  hsl(300, 98%, 40%)  Electric Purple
#02ca02  rgb(2, 202, 2)  hsl(120, 98%, 40%)  Lime Green
#caca02  rgb(202, 202, 2)  hsl(60, 98%, 40%)  Citrine
#02caca  rgb(2, 202, 202)  hsl(180, 98%, 40%)  Robin Egg Blue