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#AA12EB

#aa12eb ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#aa12eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 7.06% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.66% cyan, 92.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 282.03°, with 85.77% saturation and 49.61% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1498

Complementary

  1. #aa12eb
  2. #53eb12

Split complementary

  1. #aa12eb
  2. #bfeb12
  3. #12eb3e

Analogous

  1. #3e12eb
  2. #aa12eb
  3. #eb12bf

Triadic

  1. #aa12eb
  2. #ebaa12
  3. #12ebaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa12eb
  2. #eb1253
  3. #53eb12
  4. #12ebaa

Square

  1. #aa12eb
  2. #eb3e12
  3. #53eb12
  4. #12bfeb

Monochromatic

  1. #43075d
  2. #770da4
  3. #aa12eb
  4. #c457f2
  5. #dd9ef8

Shades

#aa12eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa12eb
  2. #9910d4
  3. #880ebc
  4. #770da5
  5. #660b8d
  6. #550976
  7. #44075e
  8. #330547
  9. #22042f
  10. #110218
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa12eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa12eb
  2. #b32aed
  3. #bb41ef
  4. #c459f1
  5. #cc71f3
  6. #d589f5
  7. #dda0f7
  8. #e6b8f9
  9. #eed0fb
  10. #f7e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa12eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa12eb
  2. #a61de0
  3. #a228d6
  4. #9d33cb
  5. #993ec0
  6. #9549b6
  7. #9154ab
  8. #8d5fa0
  9. #886a95
  10. #84758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8956ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ee7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1588b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5951ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6857e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a546b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa12eb {
  color: #aa12eb;
}
Background
.bg-aa12eb {
  background-color: #aa12eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa12eb {
  border: 2px solid #aa12eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa12eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 18 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 86% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa12eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa12eb, #eb12bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa12eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 18 235 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.09 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.45 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.48 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.96 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.11 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.61 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.28 #55ed14 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#aa12eb  rgb(170, 18, 235)  hsl(282, 86%, 50%)  Vivid Violet
#53eb12  rgb(83, 235, 18)  hsl(102, 86%, 50%)  Harlequin
#ebaa12  rgb(235, 170, 18)  hsl(42, 86%, 50%)  Marigold
#12ebaa  rgb(18, 235, 170)  hsl(162, 86%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green