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#A208FA

#a208fa ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a208fa is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 3.14% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.2% cyan, 96.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 278.18°, with 96.03% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 0.78.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1476

Complementary

  1. #a208fa
  2. #60fa08

Split complementary

  1. #a208fa
  2. #d9fa08
  3. #08fa29

Analogous

  1. #2908fa
  2. #a208fa
  3. #fa08d9

Triadic

  1. #a208fa
  2. #faa208
  3. #08faa2

Tetradic

  1. #a208fa
  2. #fa0860
  3. #60fa08
  4. #08faa2

Square

  1. #a208fa
  2. #fa2908
  3. #60fa08
  4. #08d9fa

Monochromatic

  1. #420267
  2. #7304b2
  3. #a208fa
  4. #be53fc
  5. #da9efd

Shades

#a208fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a208fa
  2. #9207e1
  3. #8206c8
  4. #7106af
  5. #610596
  6. #51047d
  7. #410364
  8. #31024b
  9. #200232
  10. #100119
  11. #000000

Tints

#a208fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a208fa
  2. #ab21fb
  3. #b539fb
  4. #be52fc
  5. #c76bfc
  6. #d184fd
  7. #da9cfd
  8. #e3b5fe
  9. #eccefe
  10. #f6e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a208fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a208fa
  2. #9f14ee
  3. #9b20e2
  4. #982cd5
  5. #9438c9
  6. #9144bd
  7. #8e50b1
  8. #8a5ca5
  9. #876898
  10. #83748c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8554b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bf6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #915f93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4652fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5755f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #984bc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a208fa {
  color: #a208fa;
}
Background
.bg-a208fa {
  background-color: #a208fa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a208fa {
  border: 2px solid #a208fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a208fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 8 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 96% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a208fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a208fa, #fa08d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a208fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 8 250 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 0.78 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.15 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.32 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.19 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.83 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.98 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.56 #5df705 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a208fa  rgb(162, 8, 250)  hsl(278, 96%, 51%)  Vivid Violet
#60fa08  rgb(96, 250, 8)  hsl(98, 96%, 51%)  Harlequin
#faa208  rgb(250, 162, 8)  hsl(38, 96%, 51%)  Orange
#08faa2  rgb(8, 250, 162)  hsl(158, 96%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green