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#A014E8

#a014e8 ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a014e8 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 7.84% green and 90.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.03% cyan, 91.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 279.62°, with 84.13% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.72.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.138

Complementary

  1. #a014e8
  2. #5ce814

Split complementary

  1. #a014e8
  2. #c6e814
  3. #14e836

Analogous

  1. #3614e8
  2. #a014e8
  3. #e814c6

Triadic

  1. #a014e8
  2. #e8a014
  3. #14e8a0

Tetradic

  1. #a014e8
  2. #e8145c
  3. #5ce814
  4. #14e8a0

Square

  1. #a014e8
  2. #e83614
  3. #5ce814
  4. #14c6e8

Monochromatic

  1. #3f085b
  2. #6f0ea2
  3. #a014e8
  4. #bd58f1
  5. #d99ef7

Shades

#a014e8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a014e8
  2. #9012d1
  3. #8010ba
  4. #700ea2
  5. #600c8b
  6. #500a74
  7. #40085d
  8. #300646
  9. #20042e
  10. #100217
  11. #000000

Tints

#a014e8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a014e8
  2. #aa2cea
  3. #b343ed
  4. #bd5bef
  5. #c672f1
  6. #d08af4
  7. #d9a1f6
  8. #e3b9f8
  9. #ecd0fa
  10. #f6e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a014e8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a014e8
  2. #9d1fde
  3. #9a2ad3
  4. #9634c9
  5. #933fbe
  6. #904ab4
  7. #8d55aa
  8. #8a609f
  9. #866a95
  10. #83758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8253ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069e4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #945889 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f4feb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e54e6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9946b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a014e8 {
  color: #a014e8;
}
Background
.bg-a014e8 {
  background-color: #a014e8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a014e8 {
  border: 2px solid #a014e8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a014e8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 20 232;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 84% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a014e8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a014e8, #e814c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a014e8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 20 232 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.72 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.36 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.88 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.91 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.10 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.17 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.71 #5feb17 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a014e8  rgb(160, 20, 232)  hsl(280, 84%, 49%)  Vivid Violet
#5ce814  rgb(92, 232, 20)  hsl(100, 84%, 49%)  Harlequin
#e8a014  rgb(232, 160, 20)  hsl(40, 84%, 49%)  Marigold
#14e8a0  rgb(20, 232, 160)  hsl(160, 84%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green