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#A237EA

#a237ea ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a237ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 21.57% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.77% cyan, 76.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 275.87°, with 81% saturation and 56.67% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 4.28.

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Relative luminance0.1635

Complementary

  1. #a237ea
  2. #7fea37

Split complementary

  1. #a237ea
  2. #d8ea37
  3. #37ea49

Analogous

  1. #4937ea
  2. #a237ea
  3. #ea37d8

Triadic

  1. #a237ea
  2. #eaa237
  3. #37eaa2

Tetradic

  1. #a237ea
  2. #ea377f
  3. #7fea37
  4. #37eaa2

Square

  1. #a237ea
  2. #ea4937
  3. #7fea37
  4. #37d8ea

Monochromatic

  1. #4f0d7b
  2. #7b14c0
  3. #a237ea
  4. #c27cf1
  5. #e2c1f9

Shades

#a237ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a237ea
  2. #9232d3
  3. #822cbb
  4. #7127a4
  5. #61218c
  6. #511c75
  7. #41165e
  8. #311146
  9. #200b2f
  10. #100617
  11. #000000

Tints

#a237ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a237ea
  2. #ab4bec
  3. #b55fee
  4. #be73f0
  5. #c787f2
  6. #d19bf5
  7. #daaff7
  8. #e3c3f9
  9. #ecd7fb
  10. #f6ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a237ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a237ea
  2. #9f3edf
  3. #9b46d5
  4. #984dca
  5. #9454c0
  6. #915cb5
  7. #8e63aa
  8. #8a6aa0
  9. #877195
  10. #83798b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #875faf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006def ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #966490 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #595ced ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #655fe8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b56bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a237ea {
  color: #a237ea;
}
Background
.bg-a237ea {
  background-color: #a237ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a237ea {
  border: 2px solid #a237ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a237ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 55 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a237ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a237ea, #ea37d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a237ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 55 234 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.28 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.68 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.75 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.27 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.14 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.46 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.03 #5dc815 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a237ea  rgb(162, 55, 234)  hsl(276, 81%, 57%)  Vivid Violet
#7fea37  rgb(127, 234, 55)  hsl(96, 81%, 57%)  Lawn Green
#eaa237  rgb(234, 162, 55)  hsl(36, 81%, 57%)  Marigold
#37eaa2  rgb(55, 234, 162)  hsl(156, 81%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green