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#A178FD

#a178fd ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a178fd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 47.06% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.36% cyan, 52.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 258.5°, with 97.08% saturation and 73.14% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 5.62.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.281

Complementary

  1. #a178fd
  2. #d4fd78

Split complementary

  1. #a178fd
  2. #fde478
  3. #92fd78

Analogous

  1. #7892fd
  2. #a178fd
  3. #e478fd

Triadic

  1. #a178fd
  2. #fda178
  3. #78fda1

Tetradic

  1. #a178fd
  2. #fd78d4
  3. #d4fd78
  4. #78fda1

Square

  1. #a178fd
  2. #fd7892
  3. #d4fd78
  4. #78fde4

Monochromatic

  1. #4503d9
  2. #6d2dfc
  3. #a178fd
  4. #d6c3fe
  5. #f1ebff

Shades

#a178fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a178fd
  2. #916ce4
  3. #8160ca
  4. #7154b1
  5. #614898
  6. #513c7f
  7. #403065
  8. #30244c
  9. #201833
  10. #100c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#a178fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a178fd
  2. #aa86fd
  3. #b493fd
  4. #bda1fe
  5. #c7aefe
  6. #d0bcfe
  7. #d9c9fe
  8. #e3d7fe
  9. #ece4ff
  10. #f6f2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a178fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a178fd
  2. #9e79f1
  3. #9a7ae4
  4. #977ad8
  5. #947bcb
  6. #917cbf
  7. #8d7db2
  8. #8a7ea6
  9. #877e99
  10. #837f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9787c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4092ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4a8ffa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8b93af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7388ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7786fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9489d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a178fd {
  color: #a178fd;
}
Background
.bg-a178fd {
  background-color: #a178fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a178fd {
  border: 2px solid #a178fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a178fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 120 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 97% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a178fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a178fd, #e478fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a178fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 120 253 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.62 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.91 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.05 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.97 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 11.11 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.93 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.26 #5e8702 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#a178fd  rgb(161, 120, 253)  hsl(259, 97%, 73%)  Medium Purple
#d4fd78  rgb(212, 253, 120)  hsl(79, 97%, 73%)  Inchworm
#fda178  rgb(253, 161, 120)  hsl(19, 97%, 73%)  Light Salmon
#78fda1  rgb(120, 253, 161)  hsl(139, 97%, 73%)  Pale Green