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#A508FF

#a508ff ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a508ff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.29% cyan, 96.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 278.14°, with 100% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 1.18.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1539

Complementary

  1. #a508ff
  2. #62ff08

Split complementary

  1. #a508ff
  2. #ddff08
  3. #08ff2a

Analogous

  1. #2a08ff
  2. #a508ff
  3. #ff08dd

Triadic

  1. #a508ff
  2. #ffa508
  3. #08ffa5

Tetradic

  1. #a508ff
  2. #ff0862
  3. #62ff08
  4. #08ffa5

Square

  1. #a508ff
  2. #ff2a08
  3. #62ff08
  4. #08ddff

Monochromatic

  1. #46006e
  2. #7700bb
  3. #a508ff
  4. #c155ff
  5. #dda1ff

Shades

#a508ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a508ff
  2. #9507e6
  3. #8406cc
  4. #7406b3
  5. #630599
  6. #530480
  7. #420366
  8. #32024d
  9. #210233
  10. #11011a
  11. #000000

Tints

#a508ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a508ff
  2. #ae21ff
  3. #b739ff
  4. #c052ff
  5. #c96bff
  6. #d284ff
  7. #db9cff
  8. #e4b5ff
  9. #edceff
  10. #f6e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a508ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a508ff
  2. #a114f2
  3. #9e20e6
  4. #9a2cd9
  5. #9638cc
  6. #9344c0
  7. #8f50b3
  8. #8b5ca6
  9. #876899
  10. #84748d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8756ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006efb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #936197 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4753ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5856fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9b4cc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a508ff {
  color: #a508ff;
}
Background
.bg-a508ff {
  background-color: #a508ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a508ff {
  border: 2px solid #a508ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a508ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 8 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 100% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a508ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a508ff, #ff08dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a508ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 8 255 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 1.18 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.72 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.52 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.06 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.40 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.84 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.15 #5af700 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a508ff  rgb(165, 8, 255)  hsl(278, 100%, 52%)  Vivid Violet
#62ff08  rgb(98, 255, 8)  hsl(98, 100%, 52%)  Harlequin
#ffa508  rgb(255, 165, 8)  hsl(38, 100%, 52%)  Orange
#08ffa5  rgb(8, 255, 165)  hsl(158, 100%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green