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#ab0afa ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#ab0afa is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 3.92% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.6% cyan, 96% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 280.25°, with 96% saturation and 50.98% 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 5.05:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1578

Complementary

  1. #ab0afa
  2. #59fa0a

Split complementary

  1. #ab0afa
  2. #d1fa0a
  3. #0afa33

Analogous

  1. #330afa
  2. #ab0afa
  3. #fa0ad1

Triadic

  1. #ab0afa
  2. #faab0a
  3. #0afaab

Tetradic

  1. #ab0afa
  2. #fa0a59
  3. #59fa0a
  4. #0afaab

Square

  1. #ab0afa
  2. #fa330a
  3. #59fa0a
  4. #0ad1fa

Monochromatic

  1. #470269
  2. #7a04b4
  3. #ab0afa
  4. #c555fc
  5. #dea0fd

Shades

#ab0afa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ab0afa
  2. #9a09e1
  3. #8908c8
  4. #7807af
  5. #670696
  6. #56057d
  7. #440464
  8. #33034b
  9. #220232
  10. #110119
  11. #000000

Tints

#ab0afa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ab0afa
  2. #b323fb
  3. #bc3bfb
  4. #c454fc
  5. #cd6cfc
  6. #d585fd
  7. #dd9dfd
  8. #e6b6fe
  9. #eecefe
  10. #f7e7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ab0afa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ab0afa
  2. #a716ee
  3. #a222e2
  4. #9e2dd5
  5. #9a39c9
  6. #9645bd
  7. #9151b1
  8. #8d5da5
  9. #896898
  10. #84748c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b57b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9e5e94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5253fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6358f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a34ac5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ab0afa {
  color: #ab0afa;
}
Background
.bg-ab0afa {
  background-color: #ab0afa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ab0afa {
  border: 2px solid #ab0afa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ab0afa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 10 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 96% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ab0afa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ab0afa, #fa0ad1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ab0afa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 10 250 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.22 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.59 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.74 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.57 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 6.05 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.96 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.15 #54f505 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#ab0afa  rgb(171, 10, 250)  hsl(280, 96%, 51%)  Vivid Violet
#59fa0a  rgb(89, 250, 10)  hsl(100, 96%, 51%)  Harlequin
#faab0a  rgb(250, 171, 10)  hsl(40, 96%, 51%)  Orange
#0afaab  rgb(10, 250, 171)  hsl(160, 96%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green