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#A511F0

#a511f0 ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a511f0 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 6.67% green and 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.25% cyan, 92.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 279.82°, with 88.14% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.05.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1469

Complementary

  1. #a511f0
  2. #5cf011

Split complementary

  1. #a511f0
  2. #cbf011
  3. #11f035

Analogous

  1. #3511f0
  2. #a511f0
  3. #f011cb

Triadic

  1. #a511f0
  2. #f0a511
  3. #11f0a5

Tetradic

  1. #a511f0
  2. #f0115c
  3. #5cf011
  4. #11f0a5

Square

  1. #a511f0
  2. #f03511
  3. #5cf011
  4. #11cbf0

Monochromatic

  1. #430662
  2. #740baa
  3. #a511f0
  4. #c059f5
  5. #dba1f9

Shades

#a511f0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a511f0
  2. #950fd8
  3. #840ec0
  4. #740ca8
  5. #630a90
  6. #530978
  7. #420760
  8. #320548
  9. #210330
  10. #110218
  11. #000000

Tints

#a511f0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a511f0
  2. #ae29f2
  3. #b741f3
  4. #c058f5
  5. #c970f6
  6. #d288f8
  7. #dba0f9
  8. #e4b8fb
  9. #edcffc
  10. #f6e7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a511f0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a511f0
  2. #a11ce5
  3. #9e27da
  4. #9a32ce
  5. #963dc3
  6. #9349b8
  7. #8f54ad
  8. #8b5fa2
  9. #876a96
  10. #84758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8655b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066f5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006cec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #985b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5151f3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6056ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e48bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a511f0 {
  color: #a511f0;
}
Background
.bg-a511f0 {
  background-color: #a511f0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a511f0 {
  border: 2px solid #a511f0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a511f0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 17 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 88% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a511f0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a511f0, #f011cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a511f0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 17 240 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.05 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.05 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.26 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.77 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.95 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.39 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.28 #5aee0f Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a511f0  rgb(165, 17, 240)  hsl(280, 88%, 50%)  Vivid Violet
#5cf011  rgb(92, 240, 17)  hsl(100, 88%, 50%)  Harlequin
#f0a511  rgb(240, 165, 17)  hsl(40, 88%, 50%)  Marigold
#11f0a5  rgb(17, 240, 165)  hsl(160, 88%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green