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#A503ED

#a503ed ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a503ed is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 1.18% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.38% cyan, 98.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 281.54°, with 97.5% saturation and 47.06% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.38.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1418

Complementary

  1. #a503ed
  2. #4bed03

Split complementary

  1. #a503ed
  2. #c0ed03
  3. #03ed30

Analogous

  1. #3003ed
  2. #a503ed
  3. #ed03c0

Triadic

  1. #a503ed
  2. #eda503
  3. #03eda5

Tetradic

  1. #a503ed
  2. #ed034b
  3. #4bed03
  4. #03eda5

Square

  1. #a503ed
  2. #ed3003
  3. #4bed03
  4. #03c0ed

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0156
  2. #7002a1
  3. #a503ed
  4. #c340fd
  5. #da8bfe

Shades

#a503ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a503ed
  2. #9503d5
  3. #8402be
  4. #7402a6
  5. #63028e
  6. #530277
  7. #42015f
  8. #320147
  9. #21012f
  10. #110018
  11. #000000

Tints

#a503ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a503ed
  2. #ae1cef
  3. #b735f1
  4. #c04ff2
  5. #c968f4
  6. #d281f6
  7. #db9af8
  8. #e4b3fa
  9. #edcdfb
  10. #f6e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a503ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a503ed
  2. #a110e2
  3. #9e1cd7
  4. #9a29cc
  5. #9635c1
  6. #9342b7
  7. #8f4eac
  8. #8b5ba1
  9. #876796
  10. #84748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8553ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006be9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a578b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #514ef0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6054eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e44bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a503ed {
  color: #a503ed;
}
Background
.bg-a503ed {
  background-color: #a503ed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a503ed {
  border: 2px solid #a503ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a503ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 3 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a503ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a503ed, #ed03c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a503ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 3 237 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.38 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.01 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.13 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.56 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.73 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.48 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.09 #5afc12 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a503ed  rgb(165, 3, 237)  hsl(282, 98%, 47%)  Vivid Violet
#4bed03  rgb(75, 237, 3)  hsl(102, 98%, 47%)  Harlequin
#eda503  rgb(237, 165, 3)  hsl(42, 98%, 47%)  Marigold
#03eda5  rgb(3, 237, 165)  hsl(162, 98%, 47%)  Medium Spring Green