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#A809E9

#a809e9 ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a809e9 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 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.9% cyan, 96.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 282.59°, with 92.56% saturation and 47.45% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 3.05.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.144

Complementary

  1. #a809e9
  2. #4ae909

Split complementary

  1. #a809e9
  2. #bae909
  3. #09e938

Analogous

  1. #3809e9
  2. #a809e9
  3. #e909ba

Triadic

  1. #a809e9
  2. #e9a809
  3. #09e9a8

Tetradic

  1. #a809e9
  2. #e9094a
  3. #4ae909
  4. #09e9a8

Square

  1. #a809e9
  2. #e93809
  3. #4ae909
  4. #09bae9

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0356
  2. #73069f
  3. #a809e9
  4. #c447f8
  5. #dc90fb

Shades

#a809e9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a809e9
  2. #9708d2
  3. #8607ba
  4. #7606a3
  5. #65058c
  6. #540575
  7. #43045d
  8. #320346
  9. #22022f
  10. #110117
  11. #000000

Tints

#a809e9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a809e9
  2. #b122eb
  3. #b93aed
  4. #c253f0
  5. #cb6bf2
  6. #d484f4
  7. #dc9df6
  8. #e5b5f8
  9. #eecefb
  10. #f6e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a809e9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a809e9
  2. #a415df
  3. #a021d4
  4. #9c2dca
  5. #9839bf
  6. #9445b5
  7. #9050aa
  8. #8c5ca0
  9. #886895
  10. #84748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8753ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ce5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f5689 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #564fec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6655e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a343b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a809e9 {
  color: #a809e9;
}
Background
.bg-a809e9 {
  background-color: #a809e9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a809e9 {
  border: 2px solid #a809e9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a809e9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 9 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 93% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a809e9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a809e9, #e909ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a809e9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 9 233 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.05 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.21 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.57 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.78 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.89 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.17 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.81 #57f616 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a809e9  rgb(168, 9, 233)  hsl(283, 93%, 47%)  Vivid Violet
#4ae909  rgb(74, 233, 9)  hsl(103, 93%, 47%)  Neon Green
#e9a809  rgb(233, 168, 9)  hsl(43, 93%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#09e9a8  rgb(9, 233, 168)  hsl(163, 93%, 47%)  Medium Spring Green