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#A40FEC

#a40fec ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a40fec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 5.88% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.51% cyan, 93.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 280.45°, with 88.05% saturation and 49.22% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.4.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1429

Complementary

  1. #a40fec
  2. #57ec0f

Split complementary

  1. #a40fec
  2. #c6ec0f
  3. #0fec35

Analogous

  1. #350fec
  2. #a40fec
  3. #ec0fc6

Triadic

  1. #a40fec
  2. #eca40f
  3. #0feca4

Tetradic

  1. #a40fec
  2. #ec0f57
  3. #57ec0f
  4. #0feca4

Square

  1. #a40fec
  2. #ec350f
  3. #57ec0f
  4. #0fc6ec

Monochromatic

  1. #40065c
  2. #720aa4
  3. #a40fec
  4. #c053f4
  5. #da9bf9

Shades

#a40fec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a40fec
  2. #940ed4
  3. #830cbd
  4. #730ba5
  5. #62098e
  6. #520876
  7. #42065e
  8. #310547
  9. #21032f
  10. #100218
  11. #000000

Tints

#a40fec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a40fec
  2. #ad27ee
  3. #b63ff0
  4. #bf57f2
  5. #c86ff4
  6. #d287f6
  7. #db9ff7
  8. #e4b7f9
  9. #edcffb
  10. #f6e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a40fec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a40fec
  2. #a01ae1
  3. #9d26d6
  4. #9931cc
  5. #963cc1
  6. #9248b6
  7. #8e53ab
  8. #8b5ea0
  9. #876996
  10. #84758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8554ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006be8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #98598b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5150ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6055ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d46ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a40fec {
  color: #a40fec;
}
Background
.bg-a40fec {
  background-color: #a40fec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a40fec {
  border: 2px solid #a40fec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a40fec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 15 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 88% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a40fec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a40fec, #ec0fc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a40fec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 15 236 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.40 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 3.99 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.06 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.35 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.80 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.42 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.14 #5bf013 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a40fec  rgb(164, 15, 236)  hsl(280, 88%, 49%)  Vivid Violet
#57ec0f  rgb(87, 236, 15)  hsl(100, 88%, 49%)  Harlequin
#eca40f  rgb(236, 164, 15)  hsl(40, 88%, 49%)  Marigold
#0feca4  rgb(15, 236, 164)  hsl(160, 88%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green