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#A516EF

#a516ef ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a516ef is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 8.63% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.96% cyan, 90.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 279.54°, with 87.15% saturation and 51.18% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.21.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1481

Complementary

  1. #a516ef
  2. #60ef16

Split complementary

  1. #a516ef
  2. #cdef16
  3. #16ef39

Analogous

  1. #3916ef
  2. #a516ef
  3. #ef16cd

Triadic

  1. #a516ef
  2. #efa516
  3. #16efa5

Tetradic

  1. #a516ef
  2. #ef1660
  3. #60ef16
  4. #16efa5

Square

  1. #a516ef
  2. #ef3916
  3. #60ef16
  4. #16cdef

Monochromatic

  1. #450765
  2. #760cad
  3. #a516ef
  4. #c15ef4
  5. #dca5f9

Shades

#a516ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a516ef
  2. #9514d7
  3. #8412bf
  4. #740fa7
  5. #630d8f
  6. #530b78
  7. #420960
  8. #320748
  9. #210430
  10. #110218
  11. #000000

Tints

#a516ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a516ef
  2. #ae2df1
  3. #b745f2
  4. #c05cf4
  5. #c973f5
  6. #d28bf7
  7. #dba2f9
  8. #e4b9fa
  9. #edd0fc
  10. #f6e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a516ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a516ef
  2. #a121e4
  3. #9e2bd9
  4. #9a36ce
  5. #9640c3
  6. #934bb8
  7. #8f56ac
  8. #8b60a1
  9. #876b96
  10. #84758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8656b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006deb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #995b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5252f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6157ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e49bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a516ef {
  color: #a516ef;
}
Background
.bg-a516ef {
  background-color: #a516ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a516ef {
  border: 2px solid #a516ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a516ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 22 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a516ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a516ef, #ef16cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a516ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 22 239 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.21 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.21 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.28 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.64 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.85 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.48 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.44 #5ae910 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a516ef  rgb(165, 22, 239)  hsl(280, 87%, 51%)  Vivid Violet
#60ef16  rgb(96, 239, 22)  hsl(100, 87%, 51%)  Harlequin
#efa516  rgb(239, 165, 22)  hsl(40, 87%, 51%)  Marigold
#16efa5  rgb(22, 239, 165)  hsl(160, 87%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green