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#A618EF

#a618ef ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a618ef is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 9.41% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.54% cyan, 89.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 279.63°, with 87.04% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1499

Complementary

  1. #a618ef
  2. #61ef18

Split complementary

  1. #a618ef
  2. #ccef18
  3. #18ef3b

Analogous

  1. #3b18ef
  2. #a618ef
  3. #ef18cc

Triadic

  1. #a618ef
  2. #efa618
  3. #18efa6

Tetradic

  1. #a618ef
  2. #ef1861
  3. #61ef18
  4. #18efa6

Square

  1. #a618ef
  2. #ef3b18
  3. #61ef18
  4. #18ccef

Monochromatic

  1. #460767
  2. #770cae
  3. #a618ef
  4. #c260f4
  5. #dda7f9

Shades

#a618ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a618ef
  2. #9516d7
  3. #8513bf
  4. #7411a7
  5. #640e8f
  6. #530c78
  7. #420a60
  8. #320748
  9. #210530
  10. #110218
  11. #000000

Tints

#a618ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a618ef
  2. #af2ff1
  3. #b846f2
  4. #c15df4
  5. #ca74f5
  6. #d38cf7
  7. #dba3f9
  8. #e4bafa
  9. #edd1fc
  10. #f6e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a618ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a618ef
  2. #a222e4
  3. #9e2dd9
  4. #9b37ce
  5. #9742c3
  6. #934cb8
  7. #8f56ac
  8. #8b61a1
  9. #886b96
  10. #84768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8756b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006deb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a5c8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5353f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6257ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f49bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a618ef {
  color: #a618ef;
}
Background
.bg-a618ef {
  background-color: #a618ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a618ef {
  border: 2px solid #a618ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a618ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 24 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 87% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a618ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a618ef, #ef18cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a618ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 24 239 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.36 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.44 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.47 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.62 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.67 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.70 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.68 #59e710 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a618ef  rgb(166, 24, 239)  hsl(280, 87%, 52%)  Vivid Violet
#61ef18  rgb(97, 239, 24)  hsl(100, 87%, 52%)  Harlequin
#efa618  rgb(239, 166, 24)  hsl(40, 87%, 52%)  Marigold
#18efa6  rgb(24, 239, 166)  hsl(160, 87%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green