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#A142ED

#a142ed ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a142ed is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 25.88% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.07% cyan, 72.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 273.33°, with 82.61% saturation and 59.41% 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 4.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.11.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1759

Complementary

  1. #a142ed
  2. #8eed42

Split complementary

  1. #a142ed
  2. #e4ed42
  3. #42ed4b

Analogous

  1. #4b42ed
  2. #a142ed
  3. #ed42e4

Triadic

  1. #a142ed
  2. #eda142
  3. #42eda1

Tetradic

  1. #a142ed
  2. #ed428e
  3. #8eed42
  4. #42eda1

Square

  1. #a142ed
  2. #ed4b42
  3. #8eed42
  4. #42e4ed

Monochromatic

  1. #520d89
  2. #7c14cf
  3. #a142ed
  4. #c488f4
  5. #e6cefa

Shades

#a142ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a142ed
  2. #913bd5
  3. #8135be
  4. #712ea6
  5. #61288e
  6. #512177
  7. #401a5f
  8. #301447
  9. #200d2f
  10. #100718
  11. #000000

Tints

#a142ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a142ed
  2. #aa55ef
  3. #b468f1
  4. #bd7bf2
  5. #c78ef4
  6. #d0a1f6
  7. #d9b3f8
  8. #e3c6fa
  9. #ecd9fb
  10. #f6ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a142ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a142ed
  2. #9e48e2
  3. #9a4ed7
  4. #9755cc
  5. #945bc1
  6. #9161b7
  7. #8d67ac
  8. #8a6da1
  9. #877496
  10. #837a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8864b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #936b94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b62f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6664eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #995dbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a142ed {
  color: #a142ed;
}
Background
.bg-a142ed {
  background-color: #a142ed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a142ed {
  border: 2px solid #a142ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a142ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 66 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 83% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a142ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a142ed, #ed42e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a142ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 66 237 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.11 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.66 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.19 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.63 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.45 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.18 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.74 #5ebd12 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#a142ed  rgb(161, 66, 237)  hsl(273, 83%, 59%)  Electric Purple
#8eed42  rgb(142, 237, 66)  hsl(93, 83%, 59%)  Lawn Green
#eda142  rgb(237, 161, 66)  hsl(33, 83%, 59%)  Neon Carrot
#42eda1  rgb(66, 237, 161)  hsl(153, 83%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green