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#A548EF

#a548ef ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a548ef is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 28.24% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.96% cyan, 69.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 273.41°, with 83.92% saturation and 60.98% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.32.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1887

Complementary

  1. #a548ef
  2. #92ef48

Split complementary

  1. #a548ef
  2. #e6ef48
  3. #48ef51

Analogous

  1. #5148ef
  2. #a548ef
  3. #ef48e6

Triadic

  1. #a548ef
  2. #efa548
  3. #48efa5

Tetradic

  1. #a548ef
  2. #ef4892
  3. #92ef48
  4. #48efa5

Square

  1. #a548ef
  2. #ef5148
  3. #92ef48
  4. #48e6ef

Monochromatic

  1. #570d91
  2. #8013d8
  3. #a548ef
  4. #c88ef5
  5. #ead5fb

Shades

#a548ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a548ef
  2. #9541d7
  3. #843abf
  4. #7432a7
  5. #632b8f
  6. #532478
  7. #421d60
  8. #321648
  9. #210e30
  10. #110718
  11. #000000

Tints

#a548ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a548ef
  2. #ae5af1
  3. #b76df2
  4. #c07ff4
  5. #c991f5
  6. #d2a4f7
  7. #dbb6f9
  8. #e4c8fa
  9. #eddafc
  10. #f6edfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a548ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a548ef
  2. #a14ee4
  3. #9e53d9
  4. #9a59ce
  5. #965ec3
  6. #9364b8
  7. #8f6aac
  8. #8b6fa1
  9. #877596
  10. #847a8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c68b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0079eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #986f97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6166f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c69ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d62c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a548ef {
  color: #a548ef;
}
Background
.bg-a548ef {
  background-color: #a548ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a548ef {
  border: 2px solid #a548ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a548ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 72 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 84% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a548ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a548ef, #ef48e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a548ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 72 239 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.32 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.03 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.18 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.51 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.90 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.22 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.92 #5ab710 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#a548ef  rgb(165, 72, 239)  hsl(273, 84%, 61%)  Electric Purple
#92ef48  rgb(146, 239, 72)  hsl(93, 84%, 61%)  Inchworm
#efa548  rgb(239, 165, 72)  hsl(33, 84%, 61%)  Yellow Orange
#48efa5  rgb(72, 239, 165)  hsl(153, 84%, 61%)  Medium Spring Green