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#AA16EB

#aa16eb ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#aa16eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 8.63% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.66% cyan, 90.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 281.69°, with 84.19% saturation and 50.39% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1512

Complementary

  1. #aa16eb
  2. #57eb16

Split complementary

  1. #aa16eb
  2. #c1eb16
  3. #16eb3f

Analogous

  1. #3f16eb
  2. #aa16eb
  3. #eb16c1

Triadic

  1. #aa16eb
  2. #ebaa16
  3. #16ebaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa16eb
  2. #eb1657
  3. #57eb16
  4. #16ebaa

Square

  1. #aa16eb
  2. #eb3f16
  3. #57eb16
  4. #16c1eb

Monochromatic

  1. #450860
  2. #780ea6
  3. #aa16eb
  4. #c45cf1
  5. #dda3f7

Shades

#aa16eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa16eb
  2. #9914d4
  3. #8812bc
  4. #770fa5
  5. #660d8d
  6. #550b76
  7. #44095e
  8. #330747
  9. #22042f
  10. #110218
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa16eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa16eb
  2. #b32ded
  3. #bb45ef
  4. #c45cf1
  5. #cc73f3
  6. #d58bf5
  7. #dda2f7
  8. #e6b9f9
  9. #eed0fb
  10. #f7e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa16eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa16eb
  2. #a621e0
  3. #a22bd6
  4. #9d36cb
  5. #9940c0
  6. #954bb6
  7. #9156ab
  8. #8d60a0
  9. #886b95
  10. #84758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8956ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ee7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1588b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5952ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6958e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a547ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa16eb {
  color: #aa16eb;
}
Background
.bg-aa16eb {
  background-color: #aa16eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa16eb {
  border: 2px solid #aa16eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa16eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 22 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 84% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa16eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa16eb, #eb16c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa16eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 22 235 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.14 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.35 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.45 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.01 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.21 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.77 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.39 #55e914 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#aa16eb  rgb(170, 22, 235)  hsl(282, 84%, 50%)  Vivid Violet
#57eb16  rgb(87, 235, 22)  hsl(102, 84%, 50%)  Harlequin
#ebaa16  rgb(235, 170, 22)  hsl(42, 84%, 50%)  Marigold
#16ebaa  rgb(22, 235, 170)  hsl(162, 84%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green