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#A209EA

#a209ea ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a209ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 3.53% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.77% cyan, 96.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 280.8°, with 92.59% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.59.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1382

Complementary

  1. #a209ea
  2. #51ea09

Split complementary

  1. #a209ea
  2. #c2ea09
  3. #09ea32

Analogous

  1. #3209ea
  2. #a209ea
  3. #ea09c2

Triadic

  1. #a209ea
  2. #eaa209
  3. #09eaa2

Tetradic

  1. #a209ea
  2. #ea0951
  3. #51ea09
  4. #09eaa2

Square

  1. #a209ea
  2. #ea3209
  3. #51ea09
  4. #09c2ea

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0357
  2. #6f06a0
  3. #a209ea
  4. #c048f8
  5. #d991fb

Shades

#a209ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a209ea
  2. #9208d3
  3. #8207bb
  4. #7106a4
  5. #61058c
  6. #510575
  7. #41045e
  8. #310346
  9. #20022f
  10. #100117
  11. #000000

Tints

#a209ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a209ea
  2. #ab22ec
  3. #b53aee
  4. #be53f0
  5. #c76bf2
  6. #d184f5
  7. #da9df7
  8. #e3b5f9
  9. #eccefb
  10. #f6e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a209ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a209ea
  2. #9f15df
  3. #9b21d5
  4. #982dca
  5. #9439c0
  6. #9145b5
  7. #8e50aa
  8. #8a5ca0
  9. #876895
  10. #83748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8352ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0069e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96578a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f4eed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e53e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b44b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a209ea {
  color: #a209ea;
}
Background
.bg-a209ea {
  background-color: #a209ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a209ea {
  border: 2px solid #a209ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a209ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 9 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 93% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a209ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a209ea, #ea09c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a209ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 9 234 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.59 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.67 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.85 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.20 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.23 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.02 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.76 #5df615 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a209ea  rgb(162, 9, 234)  hsl(281, 93%, 48%)  Vivid Violet
#51ea09  rgb(81, 234, 9)  hsl(101, 93%, 48%)  Harlequin
#eaa209  rgb(234, 162, 9)  hsl(41, 93%, 48%)  Marigold
#09eaa2  rgb(9, 234, 162)  hsl(161, 93%, 48%)  Medium Spring Green