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#AA42DF

#aa42df ≈ Electric Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#aa42df is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 25.88% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.77% cyan, 70.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 279.75°, with 71.04% saturation and 56.67% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Electric Purple (#bf00ff), ΔE 5.12.

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Web safe#9933cc
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Relative luminance0.1777

Complementary

  1. #aa42df
  2. #77df42

Split complementary

  1. #aa42df
  2. #c5df42
  3. #42df5c

Analogous

  1. #5c42df
  2. #aa42df
  3. #df42c5

Triadic

  1. #aa42df
  2. #dfaa42
  3. #42dfaa

Tetradic

  1. #aa42df
  2. #df4277
  3. #77df42
  4. #42dfaa

Square

  1. #aa42df
  2. #df5c42
  3. #77df42
  4. #42c5df

Monochromatic

  1. #541474
  2. #831fb6
  3. #aa42df
  4. #c783ea
  5. #e5c5f5

Shades

#aa42df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aa42df
  2. #993bc9
  3. #8835b2
  4. #772e9c
  5. #662886
  6. #552170
  7. #441a59
  8. #331443
  9. #220d2d
  10. #110716
  11. #000000

Tints

#aa42df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aa42df
  2. #b355e2
  3. #bb68e5
  4. #c47be9
  5. #cc8eec
  6. #d5a1ef
  7. #ddb3f2
  8. #e6c6f5
  9. #eed9f9
  10. #f7ecfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aa42df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aa42df
  2. #a648d6
  3. #a24ecc
  4. #9d55c3
  5. #995bb9
  6. #9561b0
  7. #9167a6
  8. #8d6d9d
  9. #887493
  10. #847a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d64aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0070e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d77dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3648c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6961e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7566dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a658b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aa42df {
  color: #aa42df;
}
Background
.bg-aa42df {
  background-color: #aa42df;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-aa42df {
  border: 2px solid #aa42df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aa42df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 66 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 71% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aa42df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aa42df, #df42c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aa42df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 66 223 / 0.35);
}

#bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.12 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.65 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.07 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 7.10 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 7.80 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.88 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.09 #55bd20 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Electric Purple
#aa42df  rgb(170, 66, 223)  hsl(280, 71%, 57%)  Electric Purple
#77df42  rgb(119, 223, 66)  hsl(100, 71%, 57%)  Lime Green
#dfaa42  rgb(223, 170, 66)  hsl(40, 71%, 57%)  Goldenrod
#42dfaa  rgb(66, 223, 170)  hsl(160, 71%, 57%)  Caribbean Green