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#A216EA

#a216ea ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a216ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 8.63% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.77% cyan, 90.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 279.62°, with 83.46% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.53.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.142

Complementary

  1. #a216ea
  2. #5eea16

Split complementary

  1. #a216ea
  2. #c8ea16
  3. #16ea38

Analogous

  1. #3816ea
  2. #a216ea
  3. #ea16c8

Triadic

  1. #a216ea
  2. #eaa216
  3. #16eaa2

Tetradic

  1. #a216ea
  2. #ea165e
  3. #5eea16
  4. #16eaa2

Square

  1. #a216ea
  2. #ea3816
  3. #5eea16
  4. #16c8ea

Monochromatic

  1. #41095f
  2. #720fa5
  3. #a216ea
  4. #be5cf0
  5. #daa2f7

Shades

#a216ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a216ea
  2. #9214d3
  3. #8212bb
  4. #710fa4
  5. #610d8c
  6. #510b75
  7. #41095e
  8. #310746
  9. #20042f
  10. #100217
  11. #000000

Tints

#a216ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a216ea
  2. #ab2dec
  3. #b545ee
  4. #be5cf0
  5. #c773f2
  6. #d18bf5
  7. #daa2f7
  8. #e3b9f9
  9. #ecd0fb
  10. #f6e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a216ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a216ea
  2. #9f21df
  3. #9b2bd5
  4. #9836ca
  5. #9440c0
  6. #914bb5
  7. #8e56aa
  8. #8a60a0
  9. #876b95
  10. #83758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8454ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006be6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96598b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5150ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6055e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b47b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a216ea {
  color: #a216ea;
}
Background
.bg-a216ea {
  background-color: #a216ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a216ea {
  border: 2px solid #a216ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a216ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 22 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 83% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a216ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a216ea, #ea16c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a216ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 22 234 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.53 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.69 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.04 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.06 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.62 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.66 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.04 #5de915 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a216ea  rgb(162, 22, 234)  hsl(280, 83%, 50%)  Vivid Violet
#5eea16  rgb(94, 234, 22)  hsl(100, 83%, 50%)  Harlequin
#eaa216  rgb(234, 162, 22)  hsl(40, 83%, 50%)  Marigold
#16eaa2  rgb(22, 234, 162)  hsl(160, 83%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green