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#A31AED

#a31aed ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a31aed is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.92% red, 10.2% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.22% cyan, 89.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 278.96°, with 85.43% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.29.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1464

Complementary

  1. #a31aed
  2. #64ed1a

Split complementary

  1. #a31aed
  2. #cded1a
  3. #1aed3a

Analogous

  1. #3a1aed
  2. #a31aed
  3. #ed1acd

Triadic

  1. #a31aed
  2. #eda31a
  3. #1aeda3

Tetradic

  1. #a31aed
  2. #ed1a64
  3. #64ed1a
  4. #1aeda3

Square

  1. #a31aed
  2. #ed3a1a
  3. #64ed1a
  4. #1acded

Monochromatic

  1. #450866
  2. #750ead
  3. #a31aed
  4. #c061f3
  5. #dca8f8

Shades

#a31aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a31aed
  2. #9317d5
  3. #8215be
  4. #7212a6
  5. #62108e
  6. #520d77
  7. #410a5f
  8. #310847
  9. #21052f
  10. #100318
  11. #000000

Tints

#a31aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a31aed
  2. #ac31ef
  3. #b548f1
  4. #bf5ff2
  5. #c876f4
  6. #d18df6
  7. #daa3f8
  8. #e3bafa
  9. #edd1fb
  10. #f6e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a31aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a31aed
  2. #a024e2
  3. #9c2ed7
  4. #9939cc
  5. #9543c1
  6. #924db7
  7. #8e57ac
  8. #8b61a1
  9. #876c96
  10. #84768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8556af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ce9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #975c8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5152f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6056eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c4abb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a31aed {
  color: #a31aed;
}
Background
.bg-a31aed {
  background-color: #a31aed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a31aed {
  border: 2px solid #a31aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a31aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 163 26 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 85% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a31aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a31aed, #ed1acd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a31aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(163 26 237 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.29 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.96 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.12 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.36 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.16 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.24 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.27 #5ce512 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a31aed  rgb(163, 26, 237)  hsl(279, 85%, 52%)  Vivid Violet
#64ed1a  rgb(100, 237, 26)  hsl(99, 85%, 52%)  Lawn Green
#eda31a  rgb(237, 163, 26)  hsl(39, 85%, 52%)  Marigold
#1aeda3  rgb(26, 237, 163)  hsl(159, 85%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green