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#A508FB

#a508fb ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a508fb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 3.14% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.26% cyan, 96.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 278.77°, with 96.81% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 1.16.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1514

Complementary

  1. #a508fb
  2. #5efb08

Split complementary

  1. #a508fb
  2. #d7fb08
  3. #08fb2c

Analogous

  1. #2c08fb
  2. #a508fb
  3. #fb08d7

Triadic

  1. #a508fb
  2. #fba508
  3. #08fba5

Tetradic

  1. #a508fb
  2. #fb085e
  3. #5efb08
  4. #08fba5

Square

  1. #a508fb
  2. #fb2c08
  3. #5efb08
  4. #08d7fb

Monochromatic

  1. #440268
  2. #7503b4
  3. #a508fb
  4. #c053fc
  5. #dc9ffd

Shades

#a508fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a508fb
  2. #9507e2
  3. #8406c9
  4. #7406b0
  5. #630597
  6. #53047e
  7. #420364
  8. #32024b
  9. #210232
  10. #110119
  11. #000000

Tints

#a508fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a508fb
  2. #ae21fb
  3. #b739fc
  4. #c052fc
  5. #c96bfd
  6. #d284fd
  7. #db9cfd
  8. #e4b5fe
  9. #edcefe
  10. #f6e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a508fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a508fb
  2. #a114ef
  3. #9e20e2
  4. #9a2cd6
  5. #9638ca
  6. #9344be
  7. #8f50b1
  8. #8b5ca5
  9. #876899
  10. #84748c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8755b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006df7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #955f94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a52fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a56f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c4bc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a508fb {
  color: #a508fb;
}
Background
.bg-a508fb {
  background-color: #a508fb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a508fb {
  border: 2px solid #a508fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a508fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 8 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 97% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a508fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a508fb, #fb08d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a508fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 8 251 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 1.16 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.66 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.64 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.77 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.96 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.37 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.08 #5af704 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a508fb  rgb(165, 8, 251)  hsl(279, 97%, 51%)  Vivid Violet
#5efb08  rgb(94, 251, 8)  hsl(99, 97%, 51%)  Harlequin
#fba508  rgb(251, 165, 8)  hsl(39, 97%, 51%)  Orange
#08fba5  rgb(8, 251, 165)  hsl(159, 97%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green