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#A00CED

#a00ced ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a00ced is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 4.71% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.49% cyan, 94.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 279.47°, with 90.36% 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 5.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.15.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1385

Complementary

  1. #a00ced
  2. #59ed0c

Split complementary

  1. #a00ced
  2. #c9ed0c
  3. #0ced30

Analogous

  1. #300ced
  2. #a00ced
  3. #ed0cc9

Triadic

  1. #a00ced
  2. #eda00c
  3. #0ceda0

Tetradic

  1. #a00ced
  2. #ed0c59
  3. #59ed0c
  4. #0ceda0

Square

  1. #a00ced
  2. #ed300c
  3. #59ed0c
  4. #0cc9ed

Monochromatic

  1. #3e055b
  2. #6f08a4
  3. #a00ced
  4. #bd4ff6
  5. #d898fa

Shades

#a00ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a00ced
  2. #900bd5
  3. #800abe
  4. #7008a6
  5. #60078e
  6. #500677
  7. #40055f
  8. #300447
  9. #20022f
  10. #100118
  11. #000000

Tints

#a00ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a00ced
  2. #aa24ef
  3. #b33df1
  4. #bd55f2
  5. #c66df4
  6. #d086f6
  7. #d99ef8
  8. #e3b6fa
  9. #eccefb
  10. #f6e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a00ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a00ced
  2. #9d18e2
  3. #9a23d7
  4. #962fcc
  5. #933ac1
  6. #9046b7
  7. #8d52ac
  8. #8a5da1
  9. #866996
  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 #0064f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93598c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b4ff0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b53eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9846bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a00ced {
  color: #a00ced;
}
Background
.bg-a00ced {
  background-color: #a00ced;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a00ced {
  border: 2px solid #a00ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a00ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 12 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 90% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a00ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a00ced, #ed0cc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a00ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 12 237 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.15 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.39 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.43 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.38 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.50 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.08 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.39 #5ff312 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a00ced  rgb(160, 12, 237)  hsl(279, 90%, 49%)  Vivid Violet
#59ed0c  rgb(89, 237, 12)  hsl(99, 90%, 49%)  Harlequin
#eda00c  rgb(237, 160, 12)  hsl(39, 90%, 49%)  Marigold
#0ceda0  rgb(12, 237, 160)  hsl(159, 90%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green