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#A008EC

#a008ec ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a008ec 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 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.2% cyan, 96.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 93.44% saturation and 47.84% 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.137

Complementary

  1. #a008ec
  2. #54ec08

Split complementary

  1. #a008ec
  2. #c6ec08
  3. #08ec2e

Analogous

  1. #2e08ec
  2. #a008ec
  3. #ec08c6

Triadic

  1. #a008ec
  2. #eca008
  3. #08eca0

Tetradic

  1. #a008ec
  2. #ec0854
  3. #54ec08
  4. #08eca0

Square

  1. #a008ec
  2. #ec2e08
  3. #54ec08
  4. #08c6ec

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0358
  2. #6e05a2
  3. #a008ec
  4. #be48f9
  5. #d892fb

Shades

#a008ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a008ec
  2. #9007d4
  3. #8006bd
  4. #7006a5
  5. #60058e
  6. #500476
  7. #40035e
  8. #300247
  9. #20022f
  10. #100118
  11. #000000

Tints

#a008ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a008ec
  2. #aa21ee
  3. #b339f0
  4. #bd52f2
  5. #c66bf4
  6. #d084f6
  7. #d99cf7
  8. #e3b5f9
  9. #eccefb
  10. #f6e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a008ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a008ec
  2. #9d14e1
  3. #9a20d6
  4. #962ccc
  5. #9338c1
  6. #9044b6
  7. #8d50ab
  8. #8a5ca0
  9. #866896
  10. #83748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8251ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93588b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b4eef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b52ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9845ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a008ec {
  color: #a008ec;
}
Background
.bg-a008ec {
  background-color: #a008ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a008ec {
  border: 2px solid #a008ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a008ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 8 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 93% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a008ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a008ec, #ec08c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a008ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 8 236 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.32 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.42 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.43 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.17 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.45 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.23 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.35 #5ff713 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a008ec  rgb(160, 8, 236)  hsl(280, 93%, 48%)  Vivid Violet
#54ec08  rgb(84, 236, 8)  hsl(100, 93%, 48%)  Harlequin
#eca008  rgb(236, 160, 8)  hsl(40, 93%, 48%)  Marigold
#08eca0  rgb(8, 236, 160)  hsl(160, 93%, 48%)  Medium Spring Green