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#A808FA

#a808fa ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a808fa is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 3.14% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.8% cyan, 96.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 279.67°, with 96.03% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 1.67.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.154

Complementary

  1. #a808fa
  2. #5afa08

Split complementary

  1. #a808fa
  2. #d3fa08
  3. #08fa2f

Analogous

  1. #2f08fa
  2. #a808fa
  3. #fa08d3

Triadic

  1. #a808fa
  2. #faa808
  3. #08faa8

Tetradic

  1. #a808fa
  2. #fa085a
  3. #5afa08
  4. #08faa8

Square

  1. #a808fa
  2. #fa2f08
  3. #5afa08
  4. #08d3fa

Monochromatic

  1. #450267
  2. #7704b2
  3. #a808fa
  4. #c253fc
  5. #dd9efd

Shades

#a808fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a808fa
  2. #9707e1
  3. #8606c8
  4. #7606af
  5. #650596
  6. #54047d
  7. #430364
  8. #32024b
  9. #220232
  10. #110119
  11. #000000

Tints

#a808fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a808fa
  2. #b121fb
  3. #b939fb
  4. #c252fc
  5. #cb6bfc
  6. #d484fd
  7. #dc9cfd
  8. #e5b5fe
  9. #eecefe
  10. #f6e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a808fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a808fa
  2. #a414ee
  3. #a020e2
  4. #9c2cd5
  5. #9838c9
  6. #9444bd
  7. #9050b1
  8. #8c5ca5
  9. #886898
  10. #84748c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8956b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0069ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ef6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #995e94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4e53fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f57f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f4ac5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a808fa {
  color: #a808fa;
}
Background
.bg-a808fa {
  background-color: #a808fa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a808fa {
  border: 2px solid #a808fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a808fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 8 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 96% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a808fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a808fa, #fa08d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a808fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 8 250 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 1.67 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.16 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.18 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.11 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.93 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.57 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.59 #57f705 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a808fa  rgb(168, 8, 250)  hsl(280, 96%, 51%)  Vivid Violet
#5afa08  rgb(90, 250, 8)  hsl(100, 96%, 51%)  Harlequin
#faa808  rgb(250, 168, 8)  hsl(40, 96%, 51%)  Orange
#08faa8  rgb(8, 250, 168)  hsl(160, 96%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green