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#CA24EF

#ca24ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Balanced
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#ca24ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 14.12% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.48% cyan, 84.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 289.06°, with 86.38% saturation and 53.92% 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 5.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.65.

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Relative luminance0.2005

Complementary

  1. #ca24ef
  2. #49ef24

Split complementary

  1. #ca24ef
  2. #afef24
  3. #24ef64

Analogous

  1. #6424ef
  2. #ca24ef
  3. #ef24af

Triadic

  1. #ca24ef
  2. #efca24
  3. #24efca

Tetradic

  1. #ca24ef
  2. #ef2449
  3. #49ef24
  4. #24efca

Square

  1. #ca24ef
  2. #ef6424
  3. #49ef24
  4. #24afef

Monochromatic

  1. #5e0872
  2. #9a0eb9
  3. #ca24ef
  4. #db6bf4
  5. #ecb3f9

Shades

#ca24ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca24ef
  2. #b620d7
  3. #a21dbf
  4. #8d19a7
  5. #79168f
  6. #651278
  7. #510e60
  8. #3d0b48
  9. #280730
  10. #140418
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca24ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca24ef
  2. #cf3af1
  3. #d550f2
  4. #da66f4
  5. #df7cf5
  6. #e592f7
  7. #eaa7f9
  8. #efbdfa
  9. #f4d3fc
  10. #fae9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca24ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca24ef
  2. #c32de4
  3. #bb36d9
  4. #b440ce
  5. #ac49c3
  6. #a552b8
  7. #9e5bac
  8. #9664a1
  9. #8f6e96
  10. #87778b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a164b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3581eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c95890 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a5cf2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8b68ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca48bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca24ef {
  color: #ca24ef;
}
Background
.bg-ca24ef {
  background-color: #ca24ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca24ef {
  border: 2px solid #ca24ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca24ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 36 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca24ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca24ef, #ef24af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca24ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 36 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.65 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.29 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.01 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.05 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.05 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.49 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 11.28 #35db10 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca24ef  rgb(202, 36, 239)  hsl(289, 86%, 54%)  Electric Purple
#49ef24  rgb(73, 239, 36)  hsl(109, 86%, 54%)  Neon Green
#efca24  rgb(239, 202, 36)  hsl(49, 86%, 54%)  Jonquil
#24efca  rgb(36, 239, 202)  hsl(169, 86%, 54%)  Aquamarine