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#A042EC

#a042ec ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a042ec is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 25.88% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.2% cyan, 72.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 273.18°, with 81.73% saturation and 59.22% 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.24.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1743

Complementary

  1. #a042ec
  2. #8eec42

Split complementary

  1. #a042ec
  2. #e3ec42
  3. #42ec4b

Analogous

  1. #4b42ec
  2. #a042ec
  3. #ec42e3

Triadic

  1. #a042ec
  2. #eca042
  3. #42eca0

Tetradic

  1. #a042ec
  2. #ec428e
  3. #8eec42
  4. #42eca0

Square

  1. #a042ec
  2. #ec4b42
  3. #8eec42
  4. #42e3ec

Monochromatic

  1. #510e87
  2. #7b15cd
  3. #a042ec
  4. #c388f3
  5. #e6cdfa

Shades

#a042ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a042ec
  2. #903bd4
  3. #8035bd
  4. #702ea5
  5. #60288e
  6. #502176
  7. #401a5e
  8. #301447
  9. #200d2f
  10. #100718
  11. #000000

Tints

#a042ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a042ec
  2. #aa55ee
  3. #b368f0
  4. #bd7bf2
  5. #c68ef4
  6. #d0a1f6
  7. #d9b3f7
  8. #e3c6f9
  9. #ecd9fb
  10. #f6ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a042ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a042ec
  2. #9d48e1
  3. #9a4ed6
  4. #9655cc
  5. #935bc1
  6. #9061b6
  7. #8d67ab
  8. #8a6da0
  9. #867496
  10. #837a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8864b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0074e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #926b94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b62ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6564ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #985dbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a042ec {
  color: #a042ec;
}
Background
.bg-a042ec {
  background-color: #a042ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a042ec {
  border: 2px solid #a042ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a042ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 66 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 82% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a042ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a042ec, #ec42e3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a042ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 66 236 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.24 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.59 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.01 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.44 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.33 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.28 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.74 #5fbd13 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#a042ec  rgb(160, 66, 236)  hsl(273, 82%, 59%)  Electric Purple
#8eec42  rgb(142, 236, 66)  hsl(93, 82%, 59%)  Lawn Green
#eca042  rgb(236, 160, 66)  hsl(33, 82%, 59%)  Neon Carrot
#42eca0  rgb(66, 236, 160)  hsl(153, 82%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green