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#AC12EA

#ac12ea ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#ac12ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 7.06% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.5% cyan, 92.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 282.78°, with 85.71% saturation and 49.41% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 3.42.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1514

Complementary

  1. #ac12ea
  2. #50ea12

Split complementary

  1. #ac12ea
  2. #bcea12
  3. #12ea40

Analogous

  1. #4012ea
  2. #ac12ea
  3. #ea12bc

Triadic

  1. #ac12ea
  2. #eaac12
  3. #12eaac

Tetradic

  1. #ac12ea
  2. #ea1250
  3. #50ea12
  4. #12eaac

Square

  1. #ac12ea
  2. #ea4012
  3. #50ea12
  4. #12bcea

Monochromatic

  1. #44075c
  2. #780da3
  3. #ac12ea
  4. #c556f2
  5. #de9df7

Shades

#ac12ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac12ea
  2. #9b10d3
  3. #8a0ebb
  4. #780da4
  5. #670b8c
  6. #560975
  7. #45075e
  8. #340546
  9. #22042f
  10. #110217
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac12ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac12ea
  2. #b42aec
  3. #bd41ee
  4. #c559f0
  5. #cd71f2
  6. #d689f5
  7. #dea0f7
  8. #e6b8f9
  9. #eed0fb
  10. #f7e7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac12ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac12ea
  2. #a81ddf
  3. #a328d5
  4. #9f33ca
  5. #9a3ec0
  6. #9649b5
  7. #9254aa
  8. #8d5fa0
  9. #896a95
  10. #84758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a56ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fe6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4578b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b51ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b58e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a745b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac12ea {
  color: #ac12ea;
}
Background
.bg-ac12ea {
  background-color: #ac12ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac12ea {
  border: 2px solid #ac12ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac12ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 18 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac12ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac12ea, #ea12bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac12ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 18 234 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.42 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.26 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.49 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.29 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.49 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.83 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.66 #53ed15 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#ac12ea  rgb(172, 18, 234)  hsl(283, 86%, 49%)  Vivid Violet
#50ea12  rgb(80, 234, 18)  hsl(103, 86%, 49%)  Harlequin
#eaac12  rgb(234, 172, 18)  hsl(43, 86%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#12eaac  rgb(18, 234, 172)  hsl(163, 86%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green