ColorTool
Log in
#A401FC

#a401fc ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#a401fc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 0.39% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.92% cyan, 99.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 278.96°, with 99.21% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.27:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 0.87.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#9900ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.1494

Complementary

  1. #a401fc
  2. #59fc01

Split complementary

  1. #a401fc
  2. #d7fc01
  3. #01fc26

Analogous

  1. #2601fc
  2. #a401fc
  3. #fc01d7

Triadic

  1. #a401fc
  2. #fca401
  3. #01fca4

Tetradic

  1. #a401fc
  2. #fc0159
  3. #59fc01
  4. #01fca4

Square

  1. #a401fc
  2. #fc2601
  3. #59fc01
  4. #01d7fc

Monochromatic

  1. #410064
  2. #7201b0
  3. #a401fc
  4. #bf4bfe
  5. #da97ff

Shades

#a401fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a401fc
  2. #9401e3
  3. #8301ca
  4. #7301b0
  5. #620197
  6. #52017e
  7. #420065
  8. #31004c
  9. #210032
  10. #100019
  11. #000000

Tints

#a401fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a401fc
  2. #ad1afc
  3. #b634fd
  4. #bf4dfd
  5. #c867fd
  6. #d280fe
  7. #db99fe
  8. #e4b3fe
  9. #edccfe
  10. #f6e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a401fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a401fc
  2. #a00ef0
  3. #9d1ae3
  4. #9927d7
  5. #9634ca
  6. #9241be
  7. #8e4db2
  8. #8b5aa5
  9. #876799
  10. #84738c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8655b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cf8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #935f94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4752ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5855fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a4ac7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-a401fc {
  color: #a401fc;
}
Background
.bg-a401fc {
  background-color: #a401fc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a401fc {
  border: 2px solid #a401fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a401fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 1 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 99% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a401fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a401fc, #fc01d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a401fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 1 252 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 0.87 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.37 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.66 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.92 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.06 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.25 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.79 #5bfe03 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a401fc  rgb(164, 1, 252)  hsl(279, 99%, 50%)  Vivid Violet
#59fc01  rgb(89, 252, 1)  hsl(99, 99%, 50%)  Harlequin
#fca401  rgb(252, 164, 1)  hsl(39, 99%, 50%)  Orange
#01fca4  rgb(1, 252, 164)  hsl(159, 99%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green