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#A003EA

#a003ea ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a003ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 1.18% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.62% cyan, 98.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 280.78°, with 97.47% saturation and 46.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, 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 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.63.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1348

Complementary

  1. #a003ea
  2. #4dea03

Split complementary

  1. #a003ea
  2. #c0ea03
  3. #03ea2d

Analogous

  1. #2d03ea
  2. #a003ea
  3. #ea03c0

Triadic

  1. #a003ea
  2. #eaa003
  3. #03eaa0

Tetradic

  1. #a003ea
  2. #ea034d
  3. #4dea03
  4. #03eaa0

Square

  1. #a003ea
  2. #ea2d03
  3. #4dea03
  4. #03c0ea

Monochromatic

  1. #390153
  2. #6c029e
  3. #a003ea
  4. #bf3dfd
  5. #d889fd

Shades

#a003ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a003ea
  2. #9003d3
  3. #8002bb
  4. #7002a4
  5. #60028c
  6. #500275
  7. #40015e
  8. #300146
  9. #20012f
  10. #100017
  11. #000000

Tints

#a003ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a003ea
  2. #aa1cec
  3. #b335ee
  4. #bd4ff0
  5. #c668f2
  6. #d081f5
  7. #d99af7
  8. #e3b3f9
  9. #eccdfb
  10. #f6e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a003ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a003ea
  2. #9d10df
  3. #9a1cd5
  4. #9629ca
  5. #9335c0
  6. #9042b5
  7. #8d4eaa
  8. #8a5ba0
  9. #866795
  10. #83748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8250ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94578a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c4ded ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c51e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9944b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a003ea {
  color: #a003ea;
}
Background
.bg-a003ea {
  background-color: #a003ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a003ea {
  border: 2px solid #a003ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a003ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 3 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 97% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a003ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a003ea, #ea03c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a003ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 3 234 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.63 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.43 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.56 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.84 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.34 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.48 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.35 #5ffc15 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a003ea  rgb(160, 3, 234)  hsl(281, 97%, 46%)  Vivid Violet
#4dea03  rgb(77, 234, 3)  hsl(101, 97%, 46%)  Harlequin
#eaa003  rgb(234, 160, 3)  hsl(41, 97%, 46%)  Marigold
#03eaa0  rgb(3, 234, 160)  hsl(161, 97%, 46%)  Medium Spring Green