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#A008FA

#a008fa ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a008fa is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 3.14% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36% cyan, 96.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 277.69°, with 96.03% saturation and 50.59% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 0.59.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1455

Complementary

  1. #a008fa
  2. #62fa08

Split complementary

  1. #a008fa
  2. #dbfa08
  3. #08fa27

Analogous

  1. #2708fa
  2. #a008fa
  3. #fa08db

Triadic

  1. #a008fa
  2. #faa008
  3. #08faa0

Tetradic

  1. #a008fa
  2. #fa0862
  3. #62fa08
  4. #08faa0

Square

  1. #a008fa
  2. #fa2708
  3. #62fa08
  4. #08dbfa

Monochromatic

  1. #410267
  2. #7104b2
  3. #a008fa
  4. #bd53fc
  5. #da9efd

Shades

#a008fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a008fa
  2. #9007e1
  3. #8006c8
  4. #7006af
  5. #600596
  6. #50047d
  7. #400364
  8. #30024b
  9. #200232
  10. #100119
  11. #000000

Tints

#a008fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a008fa
  2. #aa21fb
  3. #b339fb
  4. #bd52fc
  5. #c66bfc
  6. #d084fd
  7. #d99cfd
  8. #e3b5fe
  9. #eccefe
  10. #f6e6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a008fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a008fa
  2. #9d14ee
  3. #9a20e2
  4. #962cd5
  5. #9338c9
  6. #9044bd
  7. #8d50b1
  8. #8a5ca5
  9. #866898
  10. #83748c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8354b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0067ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006af6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8e6093 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4351fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5454f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #964bc5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a008fa {
  color: #a008fa;
}
Background
.bg-a008fa {
  background-color: #a008fa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a008fa {
  border: 2px solid #a008fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a008fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 8 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 96% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a008fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a008fa, #fa08db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a008fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 8 250 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 0.59 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 2.82 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.08 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.53 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 5.81 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 5.84 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.22 #5ff705 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a008fa  rgb(160, 8, 250)  hsl(278, 96%, 51%)  Vivid Violet
#62fa08  rgb(98, 250, 8)  hsl(98, 96%, 51%)  Harlequin
#faa008  rgb(250, 160, 8)  hsl(38, 96%, 51%)  Orange Peel
#08faa0  rgb(8, 250, 160)  hsl(158, 96%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green