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#AA17EF

#aa17ef ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#aa17ef is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 9.02% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.87% cyan, 90.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 280.83°, with 87.1% saturation and 51.37% 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.84.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1539

Complementary

  1. #aa17ef
  2. #5cef17

Split complementary

  1. #aa17ef
  2. #c8ef17
  3. #17ef3e

Analogous

  1. #3e17ef
  2. #aa17ef
  3. #ef17c8

Triadic

  1. #aa17ef
  2. #efaa17
  3. #17efaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa17ef
  2. #ef175c
  3. #5cef17
  4. #17efaa

Square

  1. #aa17ef
  2. #ef3e17
  3. #5cef17
  4. #17c8ef

Monochromatic

  1. #480766
  2. #7a0cae
  3. #aa17ef
  4. #c45ff4
  5. #dea6f9

Shades

#aa17ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa17ef
  2. #9915d7
  3. #8812bf
  4. #7710a7
  5. #660e8f
  6. #550c78
  7. #440960
  8. #330748
  9. #220530
  10. #110218
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa17ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa17ef
  2. #b32ef1
  3. #bb45f2
  4. #c45df4
  5. #cc74f5
  6. #d58bf7
  7. #dda2f9
  8. #e6b9fa
  9. #eed1fc
  10. #f7e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa17ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa17ef
  2. #a622e4
  3. #a22cd9
  4. #9d37ce
  5. #9941c3
  6. #954cb8
  7. #9156ac
  8. #8d61a1
  9. #886b96
  10. #84768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a57b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006feb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a05b8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5853f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6759ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a449bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa17ef {
  color: #aa17ef;
}
Background
.bg-aa17ef {
  background-color: #aa17ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa17ef {
  border: 2px solid #aa17ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa17ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 23 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa17ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa17ef, #ef17c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa17ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 23 239 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.84 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.02 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.86 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.07 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.11 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.17 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.34 #55e810 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#aa17ef  rgb(170, 23, 239)  hsl(281, 87%, 51%)  Vivid Violet
#5cef17  rgb(92, 239, 23)  hsl(101, 87%, 51%)  Harlequin
#efaa17  rgb(239, 170, 23)  hsl(41, 87%, 51%)  Marigold
#17efaa  rgb(23, 239, 170)  hsl(161, 87%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green