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#A00AEE

#a00aee ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a00aee is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 3.92% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.77% cyan, 95.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 279.47°, with 91.94% saturation and 48.63% 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 2.04.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1386

Complementary

  1. #a00aee
  2. #58ee0a

Split complementary

  1. #a00aee
  2. #caee0a
  3. #0aee2e

Analogous

  1. #2e0aee
  2. #a00aee
  3. #ee0aca

Triadic

  1. #a00aee
  2. #eea00a
  3. #0aeea0

Tetradic

  1. #a00aee
  2. #ee0a58
  3. #58ee0a
  4. #0aeea0

Square

  1. #a00aee
  2. #ee2e0a
  3. #58ee0a
  4. #0acaee

Monochromatic

  1. #3d045b
  2. #6f07a5
  3. #a00aee
  4. #bd4df8
  5. #d896fb

Shades

#a00aee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a00aee
  2. #9009d6
  3. #8008be
  4. #7007a7
  5. #60068f
  6. #500577
  7. #40045f
  8. #300347
  9. #200230
  10. #100118
  11. #000000

Tints

#a00aee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a00aee
  2. #aa23f0
  3. #b33bf1
  4. #bd54f3
  5. #c66cf5
  6. #d085f7
  7. #d99df8
  8. #e3b6fa
  9. #eccefc
  10. #f6e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a00aee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a00aee
  2. #9d16e3
  3. #9a22d8
  4. #962dcd
  5. #9339c2
  6. #9045b7
  7. #8d51ac
  8. #8a5da1
  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 #4b4ff1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a53ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9846bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a00aee {
  color: #a00aee;
}
Background
.bg-a00aee {
  background-color: #a00aee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a00aee {
  border: 2px solid #a00aee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a00aee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 10 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 92% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a00aee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a00aee, #ee0aca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a00aee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 10 238 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.04 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.30 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.46 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.44 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.62 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.07 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.33 #5ff511 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a00aee  rgb(160, 10, 238)  hsl(279, 92%, 49%)  Vivid Violet
#58ee0a  rgb(88, 238, 10)  hsl(99, 92%, 49%)  Harlequin
#eea00a  rgb(238, 160, 10)  hsl(39, 92%, 49%)  Marigold
#0aeea0  rgb(10, 238, 160)  hsl(159, 92%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green