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#A511EA

#a511ea ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a511ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 6.67% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.49% cyan, 92.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 280.92°, with 86.45% saturation and 49.22% 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 5.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.71.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1434

Complementary

  1. #a511ea
  2. #56ea11

Split complementary

  1. #a511ea
  2. #c3ea11
  3. #11ea39

Analogous

  1. #3911ea
  2. #a511ea
  3. #ea11c3

Triadic

  1. #a511ea
  2. #eaa511
  3. #11eaa5

Tetradic

  1. #a511ea
  2. #ea1156
  3. #56ea11
  4. #11eaa5

Square

  1. #a511ea
  2. #ea3911
  3. #56ea11
  4. #11c3ea

Monochromatic

  1. #40075b
  2. #730ca3
  3. #a511ea
  4. #c055f3
  5. #db9cf8

Shades

#a511ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a511ea
  2. #950fd3
  3. #840ebb
  4. #740ca4
  5. #630a8c
  6. #530975
  7. #42075e
  8. #320546
  9. #21032f
  10. #110217
  11. #000000

Tints

#a511ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a511ea
  2. #ae29ec
  3. #b741ee
  4. #c058f0
  5. #c970f2
  6. #d288f5
  7. #dba0f7
  8. #e4b8f9
  9. #edcffb
  10. #f6e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a511ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a511ea
  2. #a11cdf
  3. #9e27d5
  4. #9a32ca
  5. #963dc0
  6. #9349b5
  7. #8f54aa
  8. #8b5fa0
  9. #876a95
  10. #84758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8654ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006be6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a588a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5350ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6355e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f46b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a511ea {
  color: #a511ea;
}
Background
.bg-a511ea {
  background-color: #a511ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a511ea {
  border: 2px solid #a511ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a511ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 17 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a511ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a511ea, #ea11c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a511ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 17 234 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.71 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.13 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.15 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.38 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.80 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.35 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.42 #5aee15 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a511ea  rgb(165, 17, 234)  hsl(281, 86%, 49%)  Vivid Violet
#56ea11  rgb(86, 234, 17)  hsl(101, 86%, 49%)  Harlequin
#eaa511  rgb(234, 165, 17)  hsl(41, 86%, 49%)  Marigold
#11eaa5  rgb(17, 234, 165)  hsl(161, 86%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green