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#A080EF

#a080ef ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a080ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.05% cyan, 46.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 257.3°, with 77.62% saturation and 71.96% 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 6.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 5.48.

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Web safe#9999ff
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Relative luminance0.2914

Complementary

  1. #a080ef
  2. #cfef80

Split complementary

  1. #a080ef
  2. #efd880
  3. #97ef80

Analogous

  1. #8097ef
  2. #a080ef
  3. #d880ef

Triadic

  1. #a080ef
  2. #efa080
  3. #80efa0

Tetradic

  1. #a080ef
  2. #ef80cf
  3. #cfef80
  4. #80efa0

Square

  1. #a080ef
  2. #ef8097
  3. #cfef80
  4. #80efd8

Monochromatic

  1. #4818be
  2. #6d3ce6
  3. #a080ef
  4. #d3c4f8
  5. #f1edfd

Shades

#a080ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a080ef
  2. #9073d7
  3. #8066bf
  4. #705aa7
  5. #604d8f
  6. #504078
  7. #403360
  8. #302648
  9. #201a30
  10. #100d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#a080ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a080ef
  2. #aa8df1
  3. #b399f2
  4. #bda6f4
  5. #c6b3f5
  6. #d0c0f7
  7. #d9ccf9
  8. #e3d9fa
  9. #ece6fc
  10. #f6f2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a080ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a080ef
  2. #9d80e4
  3. #9a80d9
  4. #9680ce
  5. #9380c3
  6. #9080b8
  7. #8d80ac
  8. #8a80a1
  9. #868096
  10. #83808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #988cbf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b94f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6091ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e95ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c8cf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7f8bed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #968dca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a080ef {
  color: #a080ef;
}
Background
.bg-a080ef {
  background-color: #a080ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a080ef {
  border: 2px solid #a080ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a080ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 128 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 78% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a080ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a080ef, #d880ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a080ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 128 239 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.48 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.46 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.00 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.28 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.33 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.58 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.55 #5f7f10 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#a080ef  rgb(160, 128, 239)  hsl(257, 78%, 72%)  Medium Purple
#cfef80  rgb(207, 239, 128)  hsl(77, 78%, 72%)  Inchworm
#efa080  rgb(239, 160, 128)  hsl(17, 78%, 72%)  Dark Salmon
#80efa0  rgb(128, 239, 160)  hsl(137, 78%, 72%)  Light Green