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#A605EB

#a605eb ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a605eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 1.96% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.36% cyan, 97.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 282°, with 95.83% saturation and 47.06% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. 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 5.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1421

Complementary

  1. #a605eb
  2. #4aeb05

Split complementary

  1. #a605eb
  2. #bdeb05
  3. #05eb33

Analogous

  1. #3305eb
  2. #a605eb
  3. #eb05bd

Triadic

  1. #a605eb
  2. #eba605
  3. #05eba6

Tetradic

  1. #a605eb
  2. #eb054a
  3. #4aeb05
  4. #05eba6

Square

  1. #a605eb
  2. #eb3305
  3. #4aeb05
  4. #05bdeb

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0255
  2. #7103a0
  3. #a605eb
  4. #c342fb
  5. #db8cfd

Shades

#a605eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a605eb
  2. #9505d4
  3. #8504bc
  4. #7404a5
  5. #64038d
  6. #530376
  7. #42025e
  8. #320247
  9. #21012f
  10. #110118
  11. #000000

Tints

#a605eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a605eb
  2. #af1eed
  3. #b837ef
  4. #c150f1
  5. #ca69f3
  6. #d382f5
  7. #db9bf7
  8. #e4b4f9
  9. #edcdfb
  10. #f6e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a605eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a605eb
  2. #a211e0
  3. #9e1ed6
  4. #9b2acb
  5. #9736c0
  6. #9343b6
  7. #8f4fab
  8. #8b5ba0
  9. #886795
  10. #84748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8653ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006be7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9c568a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #534eee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6354e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a044b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a605eb {
  color: #a605eb;
}
Background
.bg-a605eb {
  background-color: #a605eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a605eb {
  border: 2px solid #a605eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a605eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 5 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 96% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a605eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a605eb, #eb05bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a605eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 5 235 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.67 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.26 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.31 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.37 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.71 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.42 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.35 #59fa14 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a605eb  rgb(166, 5, 235)  hsl(282, 96%, 47%)  Vivid Violet
#4aeb05  rgb(74, 235, 5)  hsl(102, 96%, 47%)  Harlequin
#eba605  rgb(235, 166, 5)  hsl(42, 96%, 47%)  Marigold
#05eba6  rgb(5, 235, 166)  hsl(162, 96%, 47%)  Medium Spring Green