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#AA12EE

#aa12ee ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#aa12ee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.57% cyan, 92.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 281.45°, with 86.61% saturation and 50.2% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.82.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1515

Complementary

  1. #aa12ee
  2. #56ee12

Split complementary

  1. #aa12ee
  2. #c4ee12
  3. #12ee3c

Analogous

  1. #3c12ee
  2. #aa12ee
  3. #ee12c4

Triadic

  1. #aa12ee
  2. #eeaa12
  3. #12eeaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa12ee
  2. #ee1256
  3. #56ee12
  4. #12eeaa

Square

  1. #aa12ee
  2. #ee3c12
  3. #56ee12
  4. #12c4ee

Monochromatic

  1. #450760
  2. #770ca8
  3. #aa12ee
  4. #c459f3
  5. #dda1f8

Shades

#aa12ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa12ee
  2. #9910d6
  3. #880ebe
  4. #770da7
  5. #660b8f
  6. #550977
  7. #44075f
  8. #330547
  9. #220430
  10. #110218
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa12ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa12ee
  2. #b32af0
  3. #bb41f1
  4. #c459f3
  5. #cc71f5
  6. #d589f7
  7. #dda0f8
  8. #e6b8fa
  9. #eed0fc
  10. #f7e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa12ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa12ee
  2. #a61de3
  3. #a228d8
  4. #9d33cd
  5. #993ec2
  6. #9549b7
  7. #9154ac
  8. #8d5fa1
  9. #886a96
  10. #84758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8956b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006eea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a0598d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5752f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6758ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a447bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa12ee {
  color: #aa12ee;
}
Background
.bg-aa12ee {
  background-color: #aa12ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa12ee {
  border: 2px solid #aa12ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa12ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 18 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa12ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa12ee, #ee12c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa12ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 18 238 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.82 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.25 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.75 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.97 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.01 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.88 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.21 #55ed11 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#aa12ee  rgb(170, 18, 238)  hsl(281, 87%, 50%)  Vivid Violet
#56ee12  rgb(86, 238, 18)  hsl(101, 87%, 50%)  Harlequin
#eeaa12  rgb(238, 170, 18)  hsl(41, 87%, 50%)  Marigold
#12eeaa  rgb(18, 238, 170)  hsl(161, 87%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green