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#A275FF

#a275ff ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a275ff is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 45.88% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.47% cyan, 54.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 259.57°, with 100% saturation and 72.94% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 5.67.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2762

Complementary

  1. #a275ff
  2. #d2ff75

Split complementary

  1. #a275ff
  2. #ffe775
  3. #8dff75

Analogous

  1. #758dff
  2. #a275ff
  3. #e775ff

Triadic

  1. #a275ff
  2. #ffa275
  3. #75ffa2

Tetradic

  1. #a275ff
  2. #ff75d2
  3. #d2ff75
  4. #75ffa2

Square

  1. #a275ff
  2. #ff758d
  3. #d2ff75
  4. #75ffe7

Monochromatic

  1. #4700db
  2. #6e28ff
  3. #a275ff
  4. #d6c1ff
  5. #f1ebff

Shades

#a275ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a275ff
  2. #9269e6
  3. #825ecc
  4. #7152b3
  5. #614699
  6. #513b80
  7. #412f66
  8. #31234d
  9. #201733
  10. #100c1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#a275ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a275ff
  2. #ab83ff
  3. #b591ff
  4. #be9eff
  5. #c7acff
  6. #d1baff
  7. #dac8ff
  8. #e3d6ff
  9. #ece3ff
  10. #f6f1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a275ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a275ff
  2. #9f76f2
  3. #9b77e6
  4. #9878d9
  5. #9479cc
  6. #917bc0
  7. #8e7cb3
  8. #8a7da6
  9. #877e99
  10. #837f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9786c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3690ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #448dfc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8c91af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7286ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7584fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9587d4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a275ff {
  color: #a275ff;
}
Background
.bg-a275ff {
  background-color: #a275ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a275ff {
  border: 2px solid #a275ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a275ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 117 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 100% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a275ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a275ff, #e775ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a275ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 117 255 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.67 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.88 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.15 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.78 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.92 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.45 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 12.56 #5d8a00 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#a275ff  rgb(162, 117, 255)  hsl(260, 100%, 73%)  Medium Purple
#d2ff75  rgb(210, 255, 117)  hsl(80, 100%, 73%)  Inchworm
#ffa275  rgb(255, 162, 117)  hsl(20, 100%, 73%)  Light Salmon
#75ffa2  rgb(117, 255, 162)  hsl(140, 100%, 73%)  Pale Green