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#A009EE

#a009ee ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a009ee is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 3.53% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.77% cyan, 96.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 279.56°, with 92.71% saturation and 48.43% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.05.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1384

Complementary

  1. #a009ee
  2. #57ee09

Split complementary

  1. #a009ee
  2. #caee09
  3. #09ee2d

Analogous

  1. #2d09ee
  2. #a009ee
  3. #ee09ca

Triadic

  1. #a009ee
  2. #eea009
  3. #09eea0

Tetradic

  1. #a009ee
  2. #ee0957
  3. #57ee09
  4. #09eea0

Square

  1. #a009ee
  2. #ee2d09
  3. #57ee09
  4. #09caee

Monochromatic

  1. #3d035b
  2. #6e06a4
  3. #a009ee
  4. #bd4bf8
  5. #d895fb

Shades

#a009ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a009ee
  2. #9008d6
  3. #8007be
  4. #7006a7
  5. #60058f
  6. #500577
  7. #40045f
  8. #300347
  9. #200230
  10. #100118
  11. #000000

Tints

#a009ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a009ee
  2. #aa22f0
  3. #b33af1
  4. #bd53f3
  5. #c66bf5
  6. #d084f7
  7. #d99df8
  8. #e3b5fa
  9. #eccefc
  10. #f6e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a009ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a009ee
  2. #9d15e3
  3. #9a21d8
  4. #962dcd
  5. #9339c2
  6. #9045b7
  7. #8d50ac
  8. #8a5ca1
  9. #866896
  10. #83748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8252ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #925a8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a4ff1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a53ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9846bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a009ee {
  color: #a009ee;
}
Background
.bg-a009ee {
  background-color: #a009ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a009ee {
  border: 2px solid #a009ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a009ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 9 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 93% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a009ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a009ee, #ee09ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a009ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 9 238 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.05 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.46 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.42 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.63 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.09 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.31 #5ff611 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a009ee  rgb(160, 9, 238)  hsl(280, 93%, 48%)  Vivid Violet
#57ee09  rgb(87, 238, 9)  hsl(100, 93%, 48%)  Harlequin
#eea009  rgb(238, 160, 9)  hsl(40, 93%, 48%)  Marigold
#09eea0  rgb(9, 238, 160)  hsl(160, 93%, 48%)  Medium Spring Green