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#A809EF

#a809ef ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a809ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.71% cyan, 96.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 281.48°, with 92.74% saturation and 48.63% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.41.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1475

Complementary

  1. #a809ef
  2. #50ef09

Split complementary

  1. #a809ef
  2. #c3ef09
  3. #09ef35

Analogous

  1. #3509ef
  2. #a809ef
  3. #ef09c3

Triadic

  1. #a809ef
  2. #efa809
  3. #09efa8

Tetradic

  1. #a809ef
  2. #ef0950
  3. #50ef09
  4. #09efa8

Square

  1. #a809ef
  2. #ef3509
  3. #50ef09
  4. #09c3ef

Monochromatic

  1. #40035c
  2. #7406a5
  3. #a809ef
  4. #c34cf8
  5. #dc96fb

Shades

#a809ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a809ef
  2. #9708d7
  3. #8607bf
  4. #7606a7
  5. #65058f
  6. #540578
  7. #430460
  8. #320348
  9. #220230
  10. #110118
  11. #000000

Tints

#a809ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a809ef
  2. #b122f1
  3. #b93af2
  4. #c253f4
  5. #cb6bf5
  6. #d484f7
  7. #dc9df9
  8. #e5b5fa
  9. #eecefc
  10. #f6e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a809ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a809ef
  2. #a415e4
  3. #a021d9
  4. #9c2dce
  5. #9839c3
  6. #9445b8
  7. #9050ac
  8. #8c5ca1
  9. #886896
  10. #84748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8854b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006deb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9d598d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5450f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6456ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a246bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a809ef {
  color: #a809ef;
}
Background
.bg-a809ef {
  background-color: #a809ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a809ef {
  border: 2px solid #a809ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a809ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 9 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 93% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a809ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a809ef, #ef09c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a809ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 9 239 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.41 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.44 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.64 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.73 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.78 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.44 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.66 #57f610 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a809ef  rgb(168, 9, 239)  hsl(281, 93%, 49%)  Vivid Violet
#50ef09  rgb(80, 239, 9)  hsl(101, 93%, 49%)  Harlequin
#efa809  rgb(239, 168, 9)  hsl(41, 93%, 49%)  Marigold
#09efa8  rgb(9, 239, 168)  hsl(161, 93%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green