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#AA33EA

#aa33ea ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa33ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 20% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.35% cyan, 78.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 279.02°, with 81.33% saturation and 55.88% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.1685

Complementary

  1. #aa33ea
  2. #73ea33

Split complementary

  1. #aa33ea
  2. #ceea33
  3. #33ea4f

Analogous

  1. #4f33ea
  2. #aa33ea
  3. #ea33ce

Triadic

  1. #aa33ea
  2. #eaaa33
  3. #33eaaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa33ea
  2. #ea3373
  3. #73ea33
  4. #33eaaa

Square

  1. #aa33ea
  2. #ea4f33
  3. #73ea33
  4. #33ceea

Monochromatic

  1. #520c78
  2. #8213bd
  3. #aa33ea
  4. #c778f1
  5. #e4bef8

Shades

#aa33ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa33ea
  2. #992ed3
  3. #8829bb
  4. #7724a4
  5. #661f8c
  6. #551a75
  7. #44145e
  8. #330f46
  9. #220a2f
  10. #110517
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa33ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa33ea
  2. #b347ec
  3. #bb5cee
  4. #c470f0
  5. #cc85f2
  6. #d599f5
  7. #ddadf7
  8. #e6c2f9
  9. #eed6fb
  10. #f7ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa33ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa33ea
  2. #a63bdf
  3. #a242d5
  4. #9d4aca
  5. #9952c0
  6. #955ab5
  7. #9161aa
  8. #8d69a0
  9. #887195
  10. #84788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c5faf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006def ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0074e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a1618f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #605bed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d60e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a553bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa33ea {
  color: #aa33ea;
}
Background
.bg-aa33ea {
  background-color: #aa33ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa33ea {
  border: 2px solid #aa33ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa33ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 51 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 81% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa33ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa33ea, #ea33ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa33ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 51 234 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.68 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.14 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.28 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.93 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.93 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.24 #55cc15 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#aa33ea  rgb(170, 51, 234)  hsl(279, 81%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#73ea33  rgb(115, 234, 51)  hsl(99, 81%, 56%)  Lawn Green
#eaaa33  rgb(234, 170, 51)  hsl(39, 81%, 56%)  Marigold
#33eaaa  rgb(51, 234, 170)  hsl(159, 81%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green