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#A101FA

#a101fa ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a101fa is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 0.39% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.6% cyan, 99.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 278.55°, with 99.2% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 0.66.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.145

Complementary

  1. #a101fa
  2. #5afa01

Split complementary

  1. #a101fa
  2. #d7fa01
  3. #01fa24

Analogous

  1. #2401fa
  2. #a101fa
  3. #fa01d7

Triadic

  1. #a101fa
  2. #faa101
  3. #01faa1

Tetradic

  1. #a101fa
  2. #fa015a
  3. #5afa01
  4. #01faa1

Square

  1. #a101fa
  2. #fa2401
  3. #5afa01
  4. #01d7fa

Monochromatic

  1. #3f0062
  2. #7001ae
  3. #a101fa
  4. #be49fe
  5. #d995ff

Shades

#a101fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a101fa
  2. #9101e1
  3. #8101c8
  4. #7101af
  5. #610196
  6. #51017d
  7. #400064
  8. #30004b
  9. #200032
  10. #100019
  11. #000000

Tints

#a101fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a101fa
  2. #aa1afb
  3. #b434fb
  4. #bd4dfc
  5. #c767fc
  6. #d080fd
  7. #d999fd
  8. #e3b3fe
  9. #ecccfe
  10. #f6e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a101fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a101fa
  2. #9e0eee
  3. #9a1ae2
  4. #9727d5
  5. #9434c9
  6. #9141bd
  7. #8d4db1
  8. #8a5aa5
  9. #876798
  10. #83738c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8453b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006af6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8f5f93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4451fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5553f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #974ac5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a101fa {
  color: #a101fa;
}
Background
.bg-a101fa {
  background-color: #a101fa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a101fa {
  border: 2px solid #a101fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a101fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 1 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 99% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a101fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a101fa, #fa01d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a101fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 1 250 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 0.66 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 2.87 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.17 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.50 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.75 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.85 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.26 #5efe05 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a101fa  rgb(161, 1, 250)  hsl(279, 99%, 49%)  Vivid Violet
#5afa01  rgb(90, 250, 1)  hsl(99, 99%, 49%)  Harlequin
#faa101  rgb(250, 161, 1)  hsl(39, 99%, 49%)  Orange
#01faa1  rgb(1, 250, 161)  hsl(159, 99%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green