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#A72EEA

#a72eea ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a72eea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 18.04% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.63% cyan, 80.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 278.62°, with 81.74% saturation and 54.9% 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 4.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 3.93.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1611

Complementary

  1. #a72eea
  2. #71ea2e

Split complementary

  1. #a72eea
  2. #cfea2e
  3. #2eea49

Analogous

  1. #492eea
  2. #a72eea
  3. #ea2ecf

Triadic

  1. #a72eea
  2. #eaa72e
  3. #2eeaa7

Tetradic

  1. #a72eea
  2. #ea2e71
  3. #71ea2e
  4. #2eeaa7

Square

  1. #a72eea
  2. #ea492e
  3. #71ea2e
  4. #2ecfea

Monochromatic

  1. #4e0c73
  2. #7e13b9
  3. #a72eea
  4. #c474f1
  5. #e2b9f8

Shades

#a72eea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a72eea
  2. #9629d3
  3. #8625bb
  4. #7520a4
  5. #641c8c
  6. #541775
  7. #43125e
  8. #320e46
  9. #21092f
  10. #110517
  11. #000000

Tints

#a72eea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a72eea
  2. #b043ec
  3. #b958ee
  4. #c16df0
  5. #ca82f2
  6. #d397f5
  7. #dcabf7
  8. #e5c0f9
  9. #edd5fb
  10. #f6eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a72eea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a72eea
  2. #a336df
  3. #9f3ed5
  4. #9b47ca
  5. #974fc0
  6. #9457b5
  7. #905faa
  8. #8c67a0
  9. #887095
  10. #84788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #895cae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006bef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d608e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c59ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #695de8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a150ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a72eea {
  color: #a72eea;
}
Background
.bg-a72eea {
  background-color: #a72eea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a72eea {
  border: 2px solid #a72eea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a72eea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 46 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a72eea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a72eea, #ea2ecf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a72eea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 46 234 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.93 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.07 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.56 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.37 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.01 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.99 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.19 #58d115 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a72eea  rgb(167, 46, 234)  hsl(279, 82%, 55%)  Vivid Violet
#71ea2e  rgb(113, 234, 46)  hsl(99, 82%, 55%)  Lawn Green
#eaa72e  rgb(234, 167, 46)  hsl(39, 82%, 55%)  Marigold
#2eeaa7  rgb(46, 234, 167)  hsl(159, 82%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green