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#AD00EA

#ad00ea ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#ad00ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 0% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.07% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 284.36°, with 100% saturation and 45.88% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 3.43.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1482

Complementary

  1. #ad00ea
  2. #3dea00

Split complementary

  1. #ad00ea
  2. #b2ea00
  3. #00ea38

Analogous

  1. #3800ea
  2. #ad00ea
  3. #ea00b2

Triadic

  1. #ad00ea
  2. #eaad00
  3. #00eaad

Tetradic

  1. #ad00ea
  2. #ea003d
  3. #3dea00
  4. #00eaad

Square

  1. #ad00ea
  2. #ea3800
  3. #3dea00
  4. #00b2ea

Monochromatic

  1. #3c0051
  2. #74009d
  3. #ad00ea
  4. #cb37ff
  5. #df84ff

Shades

#ad00ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ad00ea
  2. #9c00d3
  3. #8a00bb
  4. #7900a4
  5. #68008c
  6. #570075
  7. #45005e
  8. #340046
  9. #23002f
  10. #110017
  11. #000000

Tints

#ad00ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ad00ea
  2. #b51aec
  3. #bd33ee
  4. #c64df0
  5. #ce66f2
  6. #d680f5
  7. #de99f7
  8. #e6b3f9
  9. #efccfb
  10. #f7e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ad00ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ad00ea
  2. #a90ddf
  3. #a41ad5
  4. #a026ca
  5. #9b33c0
  6. #9740b5
  7. #924daa
  8. #8e5aa0
  9. #896695
  10. #85738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a54ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0065ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ee6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a55489 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b4fed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b56e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a841b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ad00ea {
  color: #ad00ea;
}
Background
.bg-ad00ea {
  background-color: #ad00ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ad00ea {
  border: 2px solid #ad00ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ad00ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 0 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ad00ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ad00ea, #ea00b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ad00ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 0 234 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.43 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.55 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.60 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.33 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.40 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.52 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.51 #52ff15 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#ad00ea  rgb(173, 0, 234)  hsl(284, 100%, 46%)  Vivid Violet
#3dea00  rgb(61, 234, 0)  hsl(104, 100%, 46%)  Neon Green
#eaad00  rgb(234, 173, 0)  hsl(44, 100%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#00eaad  rgb(0, 234, 173)  hsl(164, 100%, 46%)  Medium Spring Green