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#A42EEC

#a42eec ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a42eec is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 18.04% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.51% cyan, 80.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 277.26°, with 83.33% saturation and 55.29% 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 5.02:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.159

Complementary

  1. #a42eec
  2. #76ec2e

Split complementary

  1. #a42eec
  2. #d5ec2e
  3. #2eec45

Analogous

  1. #452eec
  2. #a42eec
  3. #ec2ed5

Triadic

  1. #a42eec
  2. #eca42e
  3. #2eeca4

Tetradic

  1. #a42eec
  2. #ec2e76
  3. #76ec2e
  4. #2eeca4

Square

  1. #a42eec
  2. #ec452e
  3. #76ec2e
  4. #2ed5ec

Monochromatic

  1. #4d0b76
  2. #7b11bc
  3. #a42eec
  4. #c374f2
  5. #e1baf9

Shades

#a42eec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a42eec
  2. #9429d4
  3. #8325bd
  4. #7320a5
  5. #621c8e
  6. #521776
  7. #42125e
  8. #310e47
  9. #21092f
  10. #100518
  11. #000000

Tints

#a42eec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a42eec
  2. #ad43ee
  3. #b658f0
  4. #bf6df2
  5. #c882f4
  6. #d297f6
  7. #dbabf7
  8. #e4c0f9
  9. #edd5fb
  10. #f6eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a42eec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a42eec
  2. #a036e1
  3. #9d3ed6
  4. #9947cc
  5. #964fc1
  6. #9257b6
  7. #8e5fab
  8. #8b67a0
  9. #877096
  10. #84788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #875caf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bf1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #98618f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5859ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #655cea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d51bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a42eec {
  color: #a42eec;
}
Background
.bg-a42eec {
  background-color: #a42eec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a42eec {
  border: 2px solid #a42eec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a42eec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 46 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a42eec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a42eec, #ec2ed5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a42eec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 46 236 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.47 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.37 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.58 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.90 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.48 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.79 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.58 #5bd113 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a42eec  rgb(164, 46, 236)  hsl(277, 83%, 55%)  Vivid Violet
#76ec2e  rgb(118, 236, 46)  hsl(97, 83%, 55%)  Lawn Green
#eca42e  rgb(236, 164, 46)  hsl(37, 83%, 55%)  Marigold
#2eeca4  rgb(46, 236, 164)  hsl(157, 83%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green