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#A605EE

#a605ee ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a605ee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.25% cyan, 97.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 281.46°, with 95.88% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1439

Complementary

  1. #a605ee
  2. #4dee05

Split complementary

  1. #a605ee
  2. #c2ee05
  3. #05ee32

Analogous

  1. #3205ee
  2. #a605ee
  3. #ee05c2

Triadic

  1. #a605ee
  2. #eea605
  3. #05eea6

Tetradic

  1. #a605ee
  2. #ee054d
  3. #4dee05
  4. #05eea6

Square

  1. #a605ee
  2. #ee3205
  3. #4dee05
  4. #05c2ee

Monochromatic

  1. #3d0258
  2. #7203a3
  3. #a605ee
  4. #c344fb
  5. #db8ffd

Shades

#a605ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a605ee
  2. #9505d6
  3. #8504be
  4. #7404a7
  5. #64038f
  6. #530377
  7. #42025f
  8. #320247
  9. #210130
  10. #110118
  11. #000000

Tints

#a605ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a605ee
  2. #af1ef0
  3. #b837f1
  4. #c150f3
  5. #ca69f5
  6. #d382f7
  7. #db9bf8
  8. #e4b4fa
  9. #edcdfc
  10. #f6e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a605ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a605ee
  2. #a211e3
  3. #9e1ed8
  4. #9b2acd
  5. #9736c2
  6. #9343b7
  7. #8f4fac
  8. #8b5ba1
  9. #886796
  10. #84748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8653af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006bea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9b588c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #514ff1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6154ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f45bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a605ee {
  color: #a605ee;
}
Background
.bg-a605ee {
  background-color: #a605ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a605ee {
  border: 2px solid #a605ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a605ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 5 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 96% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a605ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a605ee, #ee05c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a605ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 5 238 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.32 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.13 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.30 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.65 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.00 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.20 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.27 #59fa11 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a605ee  rgb(166, 5, 238)  hsl(281, 96%, 48%)  Vivid Violet
#4dee05  rgb(77, 238, 5)  hsl(101, 96%, 48%)  Harlequin
#eea605  rgb(238, 166, 5)  hsl(41, 96%, 48%)  Marigold
#05eea6  rgb(5, 238, 166)  hsl(161, 96%, 48%)  Medium Spring Green