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#A232EA

#a232ea ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a232ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 19.61% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.77% cyan, 78.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 276.52°, with 81.42% saturation and 55.69% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 3.74.

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Relative luminance0.159

Complementary

  1. #a232ea
  2. #7aea32

Split complementary

  1. #a232ea
  2. #d6ea32
  3. #32ea46

Analogous

  1. #4632ea
  2. #a232ea
  3. #ea32d6

Triadic

  1. #a232ea
  2. #eaa232
  3. #32eaa2

Tetradic

  1. #a232ea
  2. #ea327a
  3. #7aea32
  4. #32eaa2

Square

  1. #a232ea
  2. #ea4632
  3. #7aea32
  4. #32d6ea

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0c77
  2. #7a13bc
  3. #a232ea
  4. #c177f1
  5. #e1bdf8

Shades

#a232ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a232ea
  2. #922dd3
  3. #8228bb
  4. #7123a4
  5. #611e8c
  6. #511975
  7. #41145e
  8. #310f46
  9. #200a2f
  10. #100517
  11. #000000

Tints

#a232ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a232ea
  2. #ab47ec
  3. #b55bee
  4. #be70f0
  5. #c784f2
  6. #d199f5
  7. #daadf7
  8. #e3c2f9
  9. #ecd6fb
  10. #f6ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a232ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a232ea
  2. #9f3adf
  3. #9b42d5
  4. #9849ca
  5. #9451c0
  6. #9159b5
  7. #8e61aa
  8. #8a69a0
  9. #877095
  10. #83788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #865cae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #96628f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #585aed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #645de8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b53ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a232ea {
  color: #a232ea;
}
Background
.bg-a232ea {
  background-color: #a232ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a232ea {
  border: 2px solid #a232ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a232ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 50 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 81% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a232ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a232ea, #ea32d6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a232ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 50 234 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.74 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.41 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.70 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.79 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.61 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.84 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.55 #5dcd15 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a232ea  rgb(162, 50, 234)  hsl(277, 81%, 56%)  Vivid Violet
#7aea32  rgb(122, 234, 50)  hsl(97, 81%, 56%)  Lawn Green
#eaa232  rgb(234, 162, 50)  hsl(37, 81%, 56%)  Marigold
#32eaa2  rgb(50, 234, 162)  hsl(157, 81%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green