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#A014E4

#a014e4 ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a014e4 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 7.84% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.82% cyan, 91.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 280.38°, with 83.87% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 3.24.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1358

Complementary

  1. #a014e4
  2. #58e414

Split complementary

  1. #a014e4
  2. #c0e414
  3. #14e438

Analogous

  1. #3814e4
  2. #a014e4
  3. #e414c0

Triadic

  1. #a014e4
  2. #e4a014
  3. #14e4a0

Tetradic

  1. #a014e4
  2. #e41458
  3. #58e414
  4. #14e4a0

Square

  1. #a014e4
  2. #e43814
  3. #58e414
  4. #14c0e4

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0857
  2. #6f0e9e
  3. #a014e4
  4. #bd54f0
  5. #d89bf6

Shades

#a014e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a014e4
  2. #9012cd
  3. #8010b6
  4. #700ea0
  5. #600c89
  6. #500a72
  7. #40085b
  8. #300644
  9. #20042e
  10. #100217
  11. #000000

Tints

#a014e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a014e4
  2. #aa2ce7
  3. #b343e9
  4. #bd5bec
  5. #c672ef
  6. #d08af2
  7. #d9a1f4
  8. #e3b9f7
  9. #ecd0fa
  10. #f6e8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a014e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a014e4
  2. #9d1fda
  3. #9a2ad0
  4. #9634c6
  5. #933fbc
  6. #904ab2
  7. #8d55a8
  8. #8a609e
  9. #866a94
  10. #83758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8252a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0062e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #955687 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #514ee7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f53e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a45b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a014e4 {
  color: #a014e4;
}
Background
.bg-a014e4 {
  background-color: #a014e4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a014e4 {
  border: 2px solid #a014e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a014e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 20 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 84% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a014e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a014e4, #e414c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a014e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 20 228 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.24 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.40 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.53 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 3.71 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.23 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.46 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.88 #5feb1b Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a014e4  rgb(160, 20, 228)  hsl(280, 84%, 49%)  Vivid Violet
#58e414  rgb(88, 228, 20)  hsl(100, 84%, 49%)  Harlequin
#e4a014  rgb(228, 160, 20)  hsl(40, 84%, 49%)  Marigold
#14e4a0  rgb(20, 228, 160)  hsl(160, 84%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green