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#A520ED

#a520ed ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a520ed is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 12.55% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.38% cyan, 86.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 278.93°, with 85.06% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.65.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1515

Complementary

  1. #a520ed
  2. #68ed20

Split complementary

  1. #a520ed
  2. #ceed20
  3. #20ed3f

Analogous

  1. #3f20ed
  2. #a520ed
  3. #ed20ce

Triadic

  1. #a520ed
  2. #eda520
  3. #20eda5

Tetradic

  1. #a520ed
  2. #ed2068
  3. #68ed20
  4. #20eda5

Square

  1. #a520ed
  2. #ed3f20
  3. #68ed20
  4. #20ceed

Monochromatic

  1. #49096b
  2. #790eb2
  3. #a520ed
  4. #c267f3
  5. #deaef8

Shades

#a520ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a520ed
  2. #951dd5
  3. #841abe
  4. #7416a6
  5. #63138e
  6. #531077
  7. #420d5f
  8. #320a47
  9. #21062f
  10. #110318
  11. #000000

Tints

#a520ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a520ed
  2. #ae36ef
  3. #b74df1
  4. #c063f2
  5. #c979f4
  6. #d290f6
  7. #dba6f8
  8. #e4bcfa
  9. #edd2fb
  10. #f6e9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a520ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a520ed
  2. #a12ae2
  3. #9e33d7
  4. #9a3dcc
  5. #9646c1
  6. #9350b7
  7. #8f5aac
  8. #8b63a1
  9. #876d96
  10. #84768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8758af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ee9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #995d8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5554f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6359eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e4bbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a520ed {
  color: #a520ed;
}
Background
.bg-a520ed {
  background-color: #a520ed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a520ed {
  border: 2px solid #a520ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a520ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 32 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 85% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a520ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a520ed, #ed20ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a520ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 32 237 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.65 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.43 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.43 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.61 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.67 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.83 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.86 #5adf12 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a520ed  rgb(165, 32, 237)  hsl(279, 85%, 53%)  Vivid Violet
#68ed20  rgb(104, 237, 32)  hsl(99, 85%, 53%)  Lawn Green
#eda520  rgb(237, 165, 32)  hsl(39, 85%, 53%)  Marigold
#20eda5  rgb(32, 237, 165)  hsl(159, 85%, 53%)  Medium Spring Green