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#a00aef ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a00aef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.05% cyan, 95.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 279.3°, with 91.97% saturation and 48.82% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 1.91.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1392

Complementary

  1. #a00aef
  2. #59ef0a

Split complementary

  1. #a00aef
  2. #cbef0a
  3. #0aef2d

Analogous

  1. #2d0aef
  2. #a00aef
  3. #ef0acb

Triadic

  1. #a00aef
  2. #efa00a
  3. #0aefa0

Tetradic

  1. #a00aef
  2. #ef0a59
  3. #59ef0a
  4. #0aefa0

Square

  1. #a00aef
  2. #ef2d0a
  3. #59ef0a
  4. #0acbef

Monochromatic

  1. #3e045c
  2. #6f07a6
  3. #a00aef
  4. #bd4ef8
  5. #d897fb

Shades

#a00aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a00aef
  2. #9009d7
  3. #8008bf
  4. #7007a7
  5. #60068f
  6. #500578
  7. #400460
  8. #300348
  9. #200230
  10. #100118
  11. #000000

Tints

#a00aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a00aef
  2. #aa23f1
  3. #b33bf2
  4. #bd54f4
  5. #c66cf5
  6. #d085f7
  7. #d99df9
  8. #e3b6fa
  9. #eccefc
  10. #f6e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a00aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a00aef
  2. #9d16e4
  3. #9a22d9
  4. #962dce
  5. #9339c3
  6. #9045b8
  7. #8d51ac
  8. #8a5da1
  9. #866896
  10. #83748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8252af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #925a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a4ff2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a53ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9847bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a00aef {
  color: #a00aef;
}
Background
.bg-a00aef {
  background-color: #a00aef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a00aef {
  border: 2px solid #a00aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a00aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 10 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 92% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a00aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a00aef, #ef0acb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a00aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 10 239 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 1.91 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.23 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.49 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.55 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.71 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.01 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.31 #5ff510 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a00aef  rgb(160, 10, 239)  hsl(279, 92%, 49%)  Vivid Violet
#59ef0a  rgb(89, 239, 10)  hsl(99, 92%, 49%)  Harlequin
#efa00a  rgb(239, 160, 10)  hsl(39, 92%, 49%)  Marigold
#0aefa0  rgb(10, 239, 160)  hsl(159, 92%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green