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#A011EA

#a011ea ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a011ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 6.67% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.62% cyan, 92.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 279.54°, with 86.45% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.49.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1381

Complementary

  1. #a011ea
  2. #5bea11

Split complementary

  1. #a011ea
  2. #c8ea11
  3. #11ea34

Analogous

  1. #3411ea
  2. #a011ea
  3. #ea11c8

Triadic

  1. #a011ea
  2. #eaa011
  3. #11eaa0

Tetradic

  1. #a011ea
  2. #ea115b
  3. #5bea11
  4. #11eaa0

Square

  1. #a011ea
  2. #ea3411
  3. #5bea11
  4. #11c8ea

Monochromatic

  1. #3e075b
  2. #6f0ca3
  3. #a011ea
  4. #bd55f3
  5. #d99cf8

Shades

#a011ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a011ea
  2. #900fd3
  3. #800ebb
  4. #700ca4
  5. #600a8c
  6. #500975
  7. #40075e
  8. #300546
  9. #20032f
  10. #100217
  11. #000000

Tints

#a011ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a011ea
  2. #aa29ec
  3. #b341ee
  4. #bd58f0
  5. #c670f2
  6. #d088f5
  7. #d9a0f7
  8. #e3b8f9
  9. #eccffb
  10. #f6e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a011ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a011ea
  2. #9d1cdf
  3. #9a27d5
  4. #9632ca
  5. #933dc0
  6. #9049b5
  7. #8d54aa
  8. #8a5fa0
  9. #866a95
  10. #83758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8252ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #93598a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d4fed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d53e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9946b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a011ea {
  color: #a011ea;
}
Background
.bg-a011ea {
  background-color: #a011ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a011ea {
  border: 2px solid #a011ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a011ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 17 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a011ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a011ea, #ea11c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a011ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 17 234 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.49 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.37 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.67 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.15 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.20 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.14 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.57 #5fee15 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a011ea  rgb(160, 17, 234)  hsl(280, 86%, 49%)  Vivid Violet
#5bea11  rgb(91, 234, 17)  hsl(100, 86%, 49%)  Harlequin
#eaa011  rgb(234, 160, 17)  hsl(40, 86%, 49%)  Marigold
#11eaa0  rgb(17, 234, 160)  hsl(160, 86%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green