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#CA2DEC

#ca2dec ≈ Electric Purple

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ca2dec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 17.65% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.41% cyan, 80.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 289.32°, with 83.41% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 4.37.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc33ff
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Relative luminance0.2049

Complementary

  1. #ca2dec
  2. #4fec2d

Split complementary

  1. #ca2dec
  2. #afec2d
  3. #2dec6b

Analogous

  1. #6b2dec
  2. #ca2dec
  3. #ec2daf

Triadic

  1. #ca2dec
  2. #ecca2d
  3. #2decca

Tetradic

  1. #ca2dec
  2. #ec2d4f
  3. #4fec2d
  4. #2decca

Square

  1. #ca2dec
  2. #ec6b2d
  3. #4fec2d
  4. #2dafec

Monochromatic

  1. #620b75
  2. #9d11bc
  3. #ca2dec
  4. #dc73f2
  5. #edb9f9

Shades

#ca2dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca2dec
  2. #b629d4
  3. #a224bd
  4. #8d20a5
  5. #791b8e
  6. #651776
  7. #51125e
  8. #3d0e47
  9. #28092f
  10. #140518
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca2dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca2dec
  2. #cf42ee
  3. #d557f0
  4. #da6cf2
  5. #df81f4
  6. #e596f6
  7. #eaabf7
  8. #efc0f9
  9. #f4d5fb
  10. #faeafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca2dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca2dec
  2. #c335e1
  3. #bb3ed6
  4. #b446cc
  5. #ac4ec1
  6. #a557b6
  7. #9e5fab
  8. #9667a0
  9. #8f6f96
  10. #87788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a266b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e82e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca5a8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d5fef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d6aea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca4cbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca2dec {
  color: #ca2dec;
}
Background
.bg-ca2dec {
  background-color: #ca2dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca2dec {
  border: 2px solid #ca2dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca2dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 45 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca2dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca2dec, #ec2daf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca2dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 45 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.37 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.59 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.67 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.67 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.65 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.81 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 10.98 #35d213 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#ca2dec  rgb(202, 45, 236)  hsl(289, 83%, 55%)  Electric Purple
#4fec2d  rgb(79, 236, 45)  hsl(109, 83%, 55%)  Neon Green
#ecca2d  rgb(236, 202, 45)  hsl(49, 83%, 55%)  Jonquil
#2decca  rgb(45, 236, 202)  hsl(169, 83%, 55%)  Turquoise