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#A080EC

#a080ec ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a080ec is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 50.2% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.2% cyan, 45.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 257.78°, with 73.97% saturation and 71.37% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 5.3.

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Web safe#9999ff
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Relative luminance0.2897

Complementary

  1. #a080ec
  2. #ccec80

Split complementary

  1. #a080ec
  2. #ecd680
  3. #96ec80

Analogous

  1. #8096ec
  2. #a080ec
  3. #d680ec

Triadic

  1. #a080ec
  2. #eca080
  3. #80eca0

Tetradic

  1. #a080ec
  2. #ec80cc
  3. #ccec80
  4. #80eca0

Square

  1. #a080ec
  2. #ec8096
  3. #ccec80
  4. #80ecd6

Monochromatic

  1. #4a1bb8
  2. #6e3de2
  3. #a080ec
  4. #d2c3f6
  5. #f2edfc

Shades

#a080ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a080ec
  2. #9073d4
  3. #8066bd
  4. #705aa5
  5. #604d8e
  6. #504076
  7. #40335e
  8. #302647
  9. #201a2f
  10. #100d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#a080ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a080ec
  2. #aa8dee
  3. #b399f0
  4. #bda6f2
  5. #c6b3f4
  6. #d0c0f6
  7. #d9ccf7
  8. #e3d9f9
  9. #ece6fb
  10. #f6f2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a080ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a080ec
  2. #9d80e1
  3. #9a80d6
  4. #9680cc
  5. #9380c1
  6. #9080b6
  7. #8d80ab
  8. #8a80a0
  9. #868096
  10. #83808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #988bbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d93f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6391e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f94ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d8cee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #808bea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #968dc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a080ec {
  color: #a080ec;
}
Background
.bg-a080ec {
  background-color: #a080ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a080ec {
  border: 2px solid #a080ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a080ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 128 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 74% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a080ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a080ec, #d680ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a080ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 128 236 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.30 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.14 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.75 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.39 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 9.87 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.58 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.48 #5f7f13 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#a080ec  rgb(160, 128, 236)  hsl(258, 74%, 71%)  Medium Purple
#ccec80  rgb(204, 236, 128)  hsl(78, 74%, 71%)  Inchworm
#eca080  rgb(236, 160, 128)  hsl(18, 74%, 71%)  Dark Salmon
#80eca0  rgb(128, 236, 160)  hsl(138, 74%, 71%)  Light Green