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#A809E5

#a809e5 ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a809e5 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 3.53% green and 89.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.64% cyan, 96.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 283.36°, with 92.44% saturation and 46.67% 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 5.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 3.52.

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Web safe#9900cc
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Relative luminance0.1418

Complementary

  1. #a809e5
  2. #46e509

Split complementary

  1. #a809e5
  2. #b4e509
  3. #09e53a

Analogous

  1. #3a09e5
  2. #a809e5
  3. #e509b4

Triadic

  1. #a809e5
  2. #e5a809
  3. #09e5a8

Tetradic

  1. #a809e5
  2. #e50946
  3. #46e509
  4. #09e5a8

Square

  1. #a809e5
  2. #e53a09
  3. #46e509
  4. #09b4e5

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0352
  2. #72069b
  3. #a809e5
  4. #c543f8
  5. #dc8dfb

Shades

#a809e5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a809e5
  2. #9708ce
  3. #8607b7
  4. #7606a0
  5. #650589
  6. #540573
  7. #43045c
  8. #320345
  9. #22022e
  10. #110117
  11. #000000

Tints

#a809e5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a809e5
  2. #b122e8
  3. #b93aea
  4. #c253ed
  5. #cb6bef
  6. #d484f2
  7. #dc9df5
  8. #e5b5f7
  9. #eecefa
  10. #f6e6fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a809e5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a809e5
  2. #a415db
  3. #a021d1
  4. #9c2dc7
  5. #9839bd
  6. #9445b3
  7. #9050a8
  8. #8c5c9e
  9. #886894
  10. #84748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8753a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0063ea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ce1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a05387 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #584ee8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6855e3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a341b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a809e5 {
  color: #a809e5;
}
Background
.bg-a809e5 {
  background-color: #a809e5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a809e5 {
  border: 2px solid #a809e5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a809e5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 9 229;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 92% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a809e5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a809e5, #e509b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a809e5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 9 229 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.52 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 3.87 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.57 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.60 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.08 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.50 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.97 #57f61a Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a809e5  rgb(168, 9, 229)  hsl(283, 92%, 47%)  Vivid Violet
#46e509  rgb(70, 229, 9)  hsl(103, 92%, 47%)  Neon Green
#e5a809  rgb(229, 168, 9)  hsl(43, 92%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#09e5a8  rgb(9, 229, 168)  hsl(163, 92%, 47%)  Caribbean Green