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#AA33EB

#aa33eb ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa33eb 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 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.66% cyan, 78.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 278.8°, with 82.14% saturation and 56.08% 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 3.62.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1691

Complementary

  1. #aa33eb
  2. #74eb33

Split complementary

  1. #aa33eb
  2. #d0eb33
  3. #33eb4e

Analogous

  1. #4e33eb
  2. #aa33eb
  3. #eb33d0

Triadic

  1. #aa33eb
  2. #ebaa33
  3. #33ebaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa33eb
  2. #eb3374
  3. #74eb33
  4. #33ebaa

Square

  1. #aa33eb
  2. #eb4e33
  3. #74eb33
  4. #33d0eb

Monochromatic

  1. #530c79
  2. #8213bf
  3. #aa33eb
  4. #c779f2
  5. #e4bef9

Shades

#aa33eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa33eb
  2. #992ed4
  3. #8829bc
  4. #7724a5
  5. #661f8d
  6. #551a76
  7. #44145e
  8. #330f47
  9. #220a2f
  10. #110518
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa33eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa33eb
  2. #b347ed
  3. #bb5cef
  4. #c470f1
  5. #cc85f3
  6. #d599f5
  7. #ddadf7
  8. #e6c2f9
  9. #eed6fb
  10. #f7ebfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa33eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa33eb
  2. #a63be0
  3. #a242d6
  4. #9d4acb
  5. #9952c0
  6. #955ab6
  7. #9161ab
  8. #8d69a0
  9. #887195
  10. #84788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c5fb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0074e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a06290 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #605cee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d60e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a453bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa33eb {
  color: #aa33eb;
}
Background
.bg-aa33eb {
  background-color: #aa33eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa33eb {
  border: 2px solid #aa33eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa33eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 51 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 82% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa33eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa33eb, #eb33d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa33eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 51 235 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.62 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 4.73 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.25 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 6.31 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 6.90 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 8.00 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.28 #55cc14 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#aa33eb  rgb(170, 51, 235)  hsl(279, 82%, 56%)  Electric Purple
#74eb33  rgb(116, 235, 51)  hsl(99, 82%, 56%)  Lawn Green
#ebaa33  rgb(235, 170, 51)  hsl(39, 82%, 56%)  Marigold
#33ebaa  rgb(51, 235, 170)  hsl(159, 82%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green