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#A008EB

#a008eb ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a008eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 3.14% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.91% cyan, 96.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 280.18°, with 93.42% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.45.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1365

Complementary

  1. #a008eb
  2. #53eb08

Split complementary

  1. #a008eb
  2. #c5eb08
  3. #08eb2f

Analogous

  1. #2f08eb
  2. #a008eb
  3. #eb08c5

Triadic

  1. #a008eb
  2. #eba008
  3. #08eba0

Tetradic

  1. #a008eb
  2. #eb0853
  3. #53eb08
  4. #08eba0

Square

  1. #a008eb
  2. #eb2f08
  3. #53eb08
  4. #08c5eb

Monochromatic

  1. #3b0357
  2. #6e05a1
  3. #a008eb
  4. #be47f9
  5. #d891fb

Shades

#a008eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a008eb
  2. #9007d4
  3. #8006bc
  4. #7006a5
  5. #60058d
  6. #500476
  7. #40035e
  8. #300247
  9. #20022f
  10. #100118
  11. #000000

Tints

#a008eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a008eb
  2. #aa21ed
  3. #b339ef
  4. #bd52f1
  5. #c66bf3
  6. #d084f5
  7. #d99cf7
  8. #e3b5f9
  9. #eccefb
  10. #f6e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a008eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a008eb
  2. #9d14e0
  3. #9a20d6
  4. #962ccb
  5. #9338c0
  6. #9044b6
  7. #8d50ab
  8. #8a5ca0
  9. #866895
  10. #83748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8251ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0068e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93588a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c4eee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b52e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9845b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a008eb {
  color: #a008eb;
}
Background
.bg-a008eb {
  background-color: #a008eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a008eb {
  border: 2px solid #a008eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a008eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 8 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 93% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a008eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a008eb, #eb08c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a008eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 8 235 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.45 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.41 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.50 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.06 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.36 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.30 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.38 #5ff714 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a008eb  rgb(160, 8, 235)  hsl(280, 93%, 48%)  Vivid Violet
#53eb08  rgb(83, 235, 8)  hsl(100, 93%, 48%)  Harlequin
#eba008  rgb(235, 160, 8)  hsl(40, 93%, 48%)  Marigold
#08eba0  rgb(8, 235, 160)  hsl(160, 93%, 48%)  Medium Spring Green