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#A42CFB

#a42cfb ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a42cfb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 17.25% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.66% cyan, 82.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 274.78°, with 96.28% saturation and 57.84% 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 4.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 3.11.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1666

Complementary

  1. #a42cfb
  2. #83fb2c

Split complementary

  1. #a42cfb
  2. #ebfb2c
  3. #2cfb3c

Analogous

  1. #3c2cfb
  2. #a42cfb
  3. #fb2ceb

Triadic

  1. #a42cfb
  2. #fba42c
  3. #2cfba4

Tetradic

  1. #a42cfb
  2. #fb2c83
  3. #83fb2c
  4. #2cfba4

Square

  1. #a42cfb
  2. #fb3c2c
  3. #83fb2c
  4. #2cebfb

Monochromatic

  1. #52038b
  2. #7e04d6
  3. #a42cfb
  4. #c477fc
  5. #e5c2fe

Shades

#a42cfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a42cfb
  2. #9428e2
  3. #8323c9
  4. #731fb0
  5. #621a97
  6. #52167e
  7. #421264
  8. #310d4b
  9. #210932
  10. #100419
  11. #000000

Tints

#a42cfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a42cfb
  2. #ad41fb
  3. #b656fc
  4. #bf6bfc
  5. #c880fd
  6. #d296fd
  7. #dbabfd
  8. #e4c0fe
  9. #edd5fe
  10. #f6eaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a42cfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a42cfb
  2. #a034ef
  3. #9d3de2
  4. #9945d6
  5. #964eca
  6. #9256be
  7. #8e5eb1
  8. #8b67a5
  9. #876f99
  10. #84788c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #717171 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #895db9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #936798 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #505bfe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e5df9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9a56c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a42cfb {
  color: #a42cfb;
}
Background
.bg-a42cfb {
  background-color: #a42cfb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a42cfb {
  border: 2px solid #a42cfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a42cfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 44 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 96% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a42cfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a42cfb, #fb2ceb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a42cfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 44 251 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.11 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.95 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.28 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.69 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.39 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.08 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.49 #5bd304 Inverted #717171 Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a42cfb  rgb(164, 44, 251)  hsl(275, 96%, 58%)  Vivid Violet
#83fb2c  rgb(131, 251, 44)  hsl(95, 96%, 58%)  Lawn Green
#fba42c  rgb(251, 164, 44)  hsl(35, 96%, 58%)  Orange Peel
#2cfba4  rgb(44, 251, 164)  hsl(155, 96%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green