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#A00AEB

#a00aeb ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a00aeb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 3.92% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.91% cyan, 95.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 91.84% saturation and 48.04% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.42.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1369

Complementary

  1. #a00aeb
  2. #55eb0a

Split complementary

  1. #a00aeb
  2. #c6eb0a
  3. #0aeb2f

Analogous

  1. #2f0aeb
  2. #a00aeb
  3. #eb0ac6

Triadic

  1. #a00aeb
  2. #eba00a
  3. #0aeba0

Tetradic

  1. #a00aeb
  2. #eb0a55
  3. #55eb0a
  4. #0aeba0

Square

  1. #a00aeb
  2. #eb2f0a
  3. #55eb0a
  4. #0ac6eb

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0458
  2. #6e07a2
  3. #a00aeb
  4. #be4af7
  5. #d894fa

Shades

#a00aeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a00aeb
  2. #9009d4
  3. #8008bc
  4. #7007a5
  5. #60068d
  6. #500576
  7. #40045e
  8. #300347
  9. #20022f
  10. #100118
  11. #000000

Tints

#a00aeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a00aeb
  2. #aa23ed
  3. #b33bef
  4. #bd54f1
  5. #c66cf3
  6. #d085f5
  7. #d99df7
  8. #e3b6f9
  9. #eccefb
  10. #f6e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a00aeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a00aeb
  2. #9d16e0
  3. #9a22d6
  4. #962dcb
  5. #9339c0
  6. #9045b6
  7. #8d51ab
  8. #8a5da0
  9. #866895
  10. #83748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8252ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93588b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c4eee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c52e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9845b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a00aeb {
  color: #a00aeb;
}
Background
.bg-a00aeb {
  background-color: #a00aeb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a00aeb {
  border: 2px solid #a00aeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a00aeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 10 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 92% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a00aeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a00aeb, #eb0ac6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a00aeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 10 235 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.42 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.40 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.52 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.10 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.34 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.25 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.41 #5ff514 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a00aeb  rgb(160, 10, 235)  hsl(280, 92%, 48%)  Vivid Violet
#55eb0a  rgb(85, 235, 10)  hsl(100, 92%, 48%)  Harlequin
#eba00a  rgb(235, 160, 10)  hsl(40, 92%, 48%)  Marigold
#0aeba0  rgb(10, 235, 160)  hsl(160, 92%, 48%)  Medium Spring Green