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#A511FA

#a511fa ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a511fa 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 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34% cyan, 93.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 278.11°, with 95.88% saturation and 52.35% 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 5.17:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 1.39.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.153

Complementary

  1. #a511fa
  2. #66fa11

Split complementary

  1. #a511fa
  2. #dafa11
  3. #11fa30

Analogous

  1. #3011fa
  2. #a511fa
  3. #fa11da

Triadic

  1. #a511fa
  2. #faa511
  3. #11faa5

Tetradic

  1. #a511fa
  2. #fa1166
  3. #66fa11
  4. #11faa5

Square

  1. #a511fa
  2. #fa3011
  3. #66fa11
  4. #11dafa

Monochromatic

  1. #480270
  2. #7804bb
  3. #a511fa
  4. #c15cfc
  5. #dea7fd

Shades

#a511fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a511fa
  2. #950fe1
  3. #840ec8
  4. #740caf
  5. #630a96
  6. #53097d
  7. #420764
  8. #32054b
  9. #210332
  10. #110219
  11. #000000

Tints

#a511fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a511fa
  2. #ae29fb
  3. #b741fb
  4. #c058fc
  5. #c970fc
  6. #d288fd
  7. #dba0fd
  8. #e4b8fe
  9. #edcffe
  10. #f6e7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a511fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a511fa
  2. #a11cee
  3. #9e27e2
  4. #9a32d5
  5. #963dc9
  6. #9349bd
  7. #8f54b1
  8. #8b5fa5
  9. #876a98
  10. #84758c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8756b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ef6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #956094 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4b54fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b57f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c4cc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a511fa {
  color: #a511fa;
}
Background
.bg-a511fa {
  background-color: #a511fa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a511fa {
  border: 2px solid #a511fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a511fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 17 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 96% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a511fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a511fa, #fa11da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a511fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 17 250 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 1.39 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 3.86 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.48 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.79 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.86 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.49 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.26 #5aee05 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a511fa  rgb(165, 17, 250)  hsl(278, 96%, 52%)  Vivid Violet
#66fa11  rgb(102, 250, 17)  hsl(98, 96%, 52%)  Lawn Green
#faa511  rgb(250, 165, 17)  hsl(38, 96%, 52%)  Orange
#11faa5  rgb(17, 250, 165)  hsl(158, 96%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green