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#A014E9

#a014e9 ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a014e9 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 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.33% cyan, 91.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 279.44°, with 84.19% saturation and 49.61% 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 2.59.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1386

Complementary

  1. #a014e9
  2. #5de914

Split complementary

  1. #a014e9
  2. #c7e914
  3. #14e936

Analogous

  1. #3614e9
  2. #a014e9
  3. #e914c7

Triadic

  1. #a014e9
  2. #e9a014
  3. #14e9a0

Tetradic

  1. #a014e9
  2. #e9145d
  3. #5de914
  4. #14e9a0

Square

  1. #a014e9
  2. #e93614
  3. #5de914
  4. #14c7e9

Monochromatic

  1. #3f085c
  2. #700ea3
  3. #a014e9
  4. #bd59f1
  5. #d99ff7

Shades

#a014e9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a014e9
  2. #9012d2
  3. #8010ba
  4. #700ea3
  5. #600c8c
  6. #500a75
  7. #40085d
  8. #300646
  9. #20042f
  10. #100217
  11. #000000

Tints

#a014e9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a014e9
  2. #aa2ceb
  3. #b343ed
  4. #bd5bf0
  5. #c672f2
  6. #d08af4
  7. #d9a1f6
  8. #e3b9f8
  9. #ecd0fb
  10. #f6e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a014e9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a014e9
  2. #9d1fdf
  3. #9a2ad4
  4. #9634ca
  5. #933fbf
  6. #904ab5
  7. #8d55aa
  8. #8a60a0
  9. #866a95
  10. #83758b
  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 #8253ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069e5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #94598a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e4fec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d54e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9947b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a014e9 {
  color: #a014e9;
}
Background
.bg-a014e9 {
  background-color: #a014e9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a014e9 {
  border: 2px solid #a014e9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a014e9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 20 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 84% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a014e9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a014e9, #e914c7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a014e9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 20 233 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.59 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.36 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.80 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.00 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.21 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.11 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.68 #5feb16 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a014e9  rgb(160, 20, 233)  hsl(279, 84%, 50%)  Vivid Violet
#5de914  rgb(93, 233, 20)  hsl(99, 84%, 50%)  Harlequin
#e9a014  rgb(233, 160, 20)  hsl(39, 84%, 50%)  Marigold
#14e9a0  rgb(20, 233, 160)  hsl(159, 84%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green