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#A116EA

#a116ea ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a116ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 8.63% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.2% cyan, 90.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 279.34°, with 83.46% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.49.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1409

Complementary

  1. #a116ea
  2. #5fea16

Split complementary

  1. #a116ea
  2. #c9ea16
  3. #16ea37

Analogous

  1. #3716ea
  2. #a116ea
  3. #ea16c9

Triadic

  1. #a116ea
  2. #eaa116
  3. #16eaa1

Tetradic

  1. #a116ea
  2. #ea165f
  3. #5fea16
  4. #16eaa1

Square

  1. #a116ea
  2. #ea3716
  3. #5fea16
  4. #16c9ea

Monochromatic

  1. #41095f
  2. #710fa5
  3. #a116ea
  4. #bd5cf0
  5. #daa2f7

Shades

#a116ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a116ea
  2. #9114d3
  3. #8112bb
  4. #710fa4
  5. #610d8c
  6. #510b75
  7. #40095e
  8. #300746
  9. #20042f
  10. #100217
  11. #000000

Tints

#a116ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a116ea
  2. #aa2dec
  3. #b445ee
  4. #bd5cf0
  5. #c773f2
  6. #d08bf5
  7. #d9a2f7
  8. #e3b9f9
  9. #ecd0fb
  10. #f6e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a116ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a116ea
  2. #9e21df
  3. #9a2bd5
  4. #9736ca
  5. #9440c0
  6. #914bb5
  7. #8d56aa
  8. #8a60a0
  9. #876b95
  10. #83758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8354ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ae6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #95598b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f50ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e55e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a47b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a116ea {
  color: #a116ea;
}
Background
.bg-a116ea {
  background-color: #a116ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a116ea {
  border: 2px solid #a116ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a116ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 22 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 83% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a116ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a116ea, #ea16c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a116ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 22 234 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.49 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.53 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.89 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.06 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.51 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.81 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.87 #5ee915 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a116ea  rgb(161, 22, 234)  hsl(279, 83%, 50%)  Vivid Violet
#5fea16  rgb(95, 234, 22)  hsl(99, 83%, 50%)  Harlequin
#eaa116  rgb(234, 161, 22)  hsl(39, 83%, 50%)  Marigold
#16eaa1  rgb(22, 234, 161)  hsl(159, 83%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green