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#AA0CEC

#aa0cec ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#aa0cec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 4.71% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.97% cyan, 94.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 282.32°, with 90.32% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.94.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1487

Complementary

  1. #aa0cec
  2. #4eec0c

Split complementary

  1. #aa0cec
  2. #beec0c
  3. #0cec3a

Analogous

  1. #3a0cec
  2. #aa0cec
  3. #ec0cbe

Triadic

  1. #aa0cec
  2. #ecaa0c
  3. #0cecaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa0cec
  2. #ec0c4e
  3. #4eec0c
  4. #0cecaa

Square

  1. #aa0cec
  2. #ec3a0c
  3. #4eec0c
  4. #0cbeec

Monochromatic

  1. #41055a
  2. #7608a3
  3. #aa0cec
  4. #c54ef6
  5. #dd97fa

Shades

#aa0cec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa0cec
  2. #990bd4
  3. #880abd
  4. #7708a5
  5. #66078e
  6. #550676
  7. #44055e
  8. #330447
  9. #22022f
  10. #110118
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa0cec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa0cec
  2. #b324ee
  3. #bb3df0
  4. #c455f2
  5. #cc6df4
  6. #d586f6
  7. #dd9ef7
  8. #e6b6f9
  9. #eecefb
  10. #f7e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa0cec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa0cec
  2. #a618e1
  3. #a223d6
  4. #9d2fcc
  5. #993ac1
  6. #9546b6
  7. #9152ab
  8. #8d5da0
  9. #886996
  10. #84748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8955ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ee8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1578b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5850ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6757ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a445ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa0cec {
  color: #aa0cec;
}
Background
.bg-aa0cec {
  background-color: #aa0cec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa0cec {
  border: 2px solid #aa0cec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa0cec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 12 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 90% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa0cec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa0cec, #ec0cbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa0cec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 12 236 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.94 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.56 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.56 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.92 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.95 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.51 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.12 #55f313 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#aa0cec  rgb(170, 12, 236)  hsl(282, 90%, 49%)  Vivid Violet
#4eec0c  rgb(78, 236, 12)  hsl(102, 90%, 49%)  Harlequin
#ecaa0c  rgb(236, 170, 12)  hsl(42, 90%, 49%)  Marigold
#0cecaa  rgb(12, 236, 170)  hsl(162, 90%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green