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#A42EEF

#a42eef ≈ Vivid Violet

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a42eef is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 18.04% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.38% cyan, 80.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 276.68°, with 85.78% saturation and 55.88% 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 4.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 3.34.

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Web safe#9933ff
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Relative luminance0.1608

Complementary

  1. #a42eef
  2. #79ef2e

Split complementary

  1. #a42eef
  2. #daef2e
  3. #2eef43

Analogous

  1. #432eef
  2. #a42eef
  3. #ef2eda

Triadic

  1. #a42eef
  2. #efa42e
  3. #2eefa4

Tetradic

  1. #a42eef
  2. #ef2e79
  3. #79ef2e
  4. #2eefa4

Square

  1. #a42eef
  2. #ef432e
  3. #79ef2e
  4. #2edaef

Monochromatic

  1. #4f097b
  2. #7c0fc2
  3. #a42eef
  4. #c375f4
  5. #e2bcfa

Shades

#a42eef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a42eef
  2. #9429d7
  3. #8325bf
  4. #7320a7
  5. #621c8f
  6. #521778
  7. #421260
  8. #310e48
  9. #210930
  10. #100518
  11. #000000

Tints

#a42eef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a42eef
  2. #ad43f1
  3. #b658f2
  4. #bf6df4
  5. #c882f5
  6. #d297f7
  7. #dbabf9
  8. #e4c0fa
  9. #edd5fc
  10. #f6eafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a42eef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a42eef
  2. #a036e4
  3. #9d3ed9
  4. #9947ce
  5. #964fc3
  6. #9257b8
  7. #8e5fac
  8. #8b67a1
  9. #877096
  10. #84788b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #707070 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #885cb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006cf4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #976391 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5659f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #645ded ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9c52be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a42eef {
  color: #a42eef;
}
Background
.bg-a42eef {
  background-color: #a42eef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a42eef {
  border: 2px solid #a42eef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a42eef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 46 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a42eef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a42eef, #ef2eda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a42eef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 46 239 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 3.34 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 4.22 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.96 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 5.03 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 5.41 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 7.06 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.55 #5bd110 Inverted #707070 Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a42eef  rgb(164, 46, 239)  hsl(277, 86%, 56%)  Vivid Violet
#79ef2e  rgb(121, 239, 46)  hsl(97, 86%, 56%)  Lawn Green
#efa42e  rgb(239, 164, 46)  hsl(37, 86%, 56%)  Marigold
#2eefa4  rgb(46, 239, 164)  hsl(157, 86%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green