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#AC17EE

#ac17ee ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#ac17ee is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.45% red, 9.02% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.73% cyan, 90.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 281.58°, with 86.35% saturation and 51.18% 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 5.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 3.19.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1556

Complementary

  1. #ac17ee
  2. #59ee17

Split complementary

  1. #ac17ee
  2. #c5ee17
  3. #17ee41

Analogous

  1. #4117ee
  2. #ac17ee
  3. #ee17c5

Triadic

  1. #ac17ee
  2. #eeac17
  3. #17eeac

Tetradic

  1. #ac17ee
  2. #ee1759
  3. #59ee17
  4. #17eeac

Square

  1. #ac17ee
  2. #ee4117
  3. #59ee17
  4. #17c5ee

Monochromatic

  1. #480765
  2. #7b0dac
  3. #ac17ee
  4. #c65ef3
  5. #dfa6f8

Shades

#ac17ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ac17ee
  2. #9b15d6
  3. #8a12be
  4. #7810a7
  5. #670e8f
  6. #560c77
  7. #45095f
  8. #340747
  9. #220530
  10. #110218
  11. #000000

Tints

#ac17ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ac17ee
  2. #b42ef0
  3. #bd45f1
  4. #c55df3
  5. #cd74f5
  6. #d68bf7
  7. #dea2f8
  8. #e6b9fa
  9. #eed1fc
  10. #f7e8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ac17ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ac17ee
  2. #a822e3
  3. #a32cd8
  4. #9f37cd
  5. #9a41c2
  6. #964cb7
  7. #9256ac
  8. #8d61a1
  9. #896b96
  10. #84768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6e6e6e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b58b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0068f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a35a8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a53f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a59ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a648bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ac17ee {
  color: #ac17ee;
}
Background
.bg-ac17ee {
  background-color: #ac17ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ac17ee {
  border: 2px solid #ac17ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ac17ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 172 23 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ac17ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ac17ee, #ee17c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ac17ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(172 23 238 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.19 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 3.78 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.89 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.43 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.44 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 6.36 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.71 #53e811 Inverted #6e6e6e Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#ac17ee  rgb(172, 23, 238)  hsl(282, 86%, 51%)  Vivid Violet
#59ee17  rgb(89, 238, 23)  hsl(102, 86%, 51%)  Harlequin
#eeac17  rgb(238, 172, 23)  hsl(42, 86%, 51%)  Marigold
#17eeac  rgb(23, 238, 172)  hsl(162, 86%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green