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#A243EB

#a243eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a243eb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 26.27% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.06% cyan, 71.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 273.93°, with 80.77% saturation and 59.22% 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 4.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.13.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1769

Complementary

  1. #a243eb
  2. #8ceb43

Split complementary

  1. #a243eb
  2. #e0eb43
  3. #43eb4e

Analogous

  1. #4e43eb
  2. #a243eb
  3. #eb43e0

Triadic

  1. #a243eb
  2. #eba243
  3. #43eba2

Tetradic

  1. #a243eb
  2. #eb438c
  3. #8ceb43
  4. #43eba2

Square

  1. #a243eb
  2. #eb4e43
  3. #8ceb43
  4. #43e0eb

Monochromatic

  1. #520e87
  2. #7d16cc
  3. #a243eb
  4. #c488f2
  5. #e6cdfa

Shades

#a243eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a243eb
  2. #923cd4
  3. #8236bc
  4. #712fa5
  5. #61288d
  6. #512276
  7. #411b5e
  8. #311447
  9. #200d2f
  10. #100718
  11. #000000

Tints

#a243eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a243eb
  2. #ab56ed
  3. #b569ef
  4. #be7bf1
  5. #c78ef3
  6. #d1a1f5
  7. #dab4f7
  8. #e3c7f9
  9. #ecd9fb
  10. #f6ecfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a243eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a243eb
  2. #9f49e0
  3. #9b4fd6
  4. #9855cb
  5. #945bc0
  6. #9162b6
  7. #8e68ab
  8. #8a6ea0
  9. #877495
  10. #837a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8964b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #956b93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e62ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6865e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a5dbd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a243eb {
  color: #a243eb;
}
Background
.bg-a243eb {
  background-color: #a243eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a243eb {
  border: 2px solid #a243eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a243eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 67 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 81% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a243eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a243eb, #eb43e0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a243eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 67 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.13 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 5.93 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.15 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.83 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 7.75 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.82 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.47 #5dbc14 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#a243eb  rgb(162, 67, 235)  hsl(274, 81%, 59%)  Electric Purple
#8ceb43  rgb(140, 235, 67)  hsl(94, 81%, 59%)  Inchworm
#eba243  rgb(235, 162, 67)  hsl(34, 81%, 59%)  Indian Yellow
#43eba2  rgb(67, 235, 162)  hsl(154, 81%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green