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#A203EA

#a203ea ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a203ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 1.18% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.77% cyan, 98.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 281.3°, with 97.47% saturation and 46.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.64.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1369

Complementary

  1. #a203ea
  2. #4bea03

Split complementary

  1. #a203ea
  2. #beea03
  3. #03ea2f

Analogous

  1. #2f03ea
  2. #a203ea
  3. #ea03be

Triadic

  1. #a203ea
  2. #eaa203
  3. #03eaa2

Tetradic

  1. #a203ea
  2. #ea034b
  3. #4bea03
  4. #03eaa2

Square

  1. #a203ea
  2. #ea2f03
  3. #4bea03
  4. #03beea

Monochromatic

  1. #390153
  2. #6e029e
  3. #a203ea
  4. #c13dfd
  5. #d989fd

Shades

#a203ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a203ea
  2. #9203d3
  3. #8202bb
  4. #7102a4
  5. #61028c
  6. #510275
  7. #41015e
  8. #310146
  9. #20012f
  10. #100017
  11. #000000

Tints

#a203ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a203ea
  2. #ab1cec
  3. #b535ee
  4. #be4ff0
  5. #c768f2
  6. #d181f5
  7. #da9af7
  8. #e3b3f9
  9. #eccdfb
  10. #f6e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a203ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a203ea
  2. #9f10df
  3. #9b1cd5
  4. #9829ca
  5. #9435c0
  6. #9142b5
  7. #8e4eaa
  8. #8a5ba0
  9. #876795
  10. #83748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8351ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96568a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e4ded ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e52e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b43b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a203ea {
  color: #a203ea;
}
Background
.bg-a203ea {
  background-color: #a203ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a203ea {
  border: 2px solid #a203ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a203ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 3 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 97% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a203ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a203ea, #ea03be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a203ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 3 234 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.64 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.69 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.81 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.06 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.30 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.16 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.68 #5dfc15 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a203ea  rgb(162, 3, 234)  hsl(281, 97%, 46%)  Vivid Violet
#4bea03  rgb(75, 234, 3)  hsl(101, 97%, 46%)  Harlequin
#eaa203  rgb(234, 162, 3)  hsl(41, 97%, 46%)  Marigold
#03eaa2  rgb(3, 234, 162)  hsl(161, 97%, 46%)  Medium Spring Green