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#A501EC

#a501ec ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a501ec is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 0.39% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.08% cyan, 99.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 281.87°, with 99.16% saturation and 46.47% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1408

Complementary

  1. #a501ec
  2. #48ec01

Split complementary

  1. #a501ec
  2. #beec01
  3. #01ec2f

Analogous

  1. #2f01ec
  2. #a501ec
  3. #ec01be

Triadic

  1. #a501ec
  2. #eca501
  3. #01eca5

Tetradic

  1. #a501ec
  2. #ec0148
  3. #48ec01
  4. #01eca5

Square

  1. #a501ec
  2. #ec2f01
  3. #48ec01
  4. #01beec

Monochromatic

  1. #3a0054
  2. #7001a0
  3. #a501ec
  4. #c33bfe
  5. #db88fe

Shades

#a501ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a501ec
  2. #9501d4
  3. #8401bd
  4. #7401a5
  5. #63018e
  6. #530176
  7. #42005e
  8. #320047
  9. #21002f
  10. #110018
  11. #000000

Tints

#a501ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a501ec
  2. #ae1aee
  3. #b734f0
  4. #c04df2
  5. #c967f4
  6. #d280f6
  7. #db99f7
  8. #e4b3f9
  9. #edccfb
  10. #f6e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a501ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a501ec
  2. #a10ee1
  3. #9e1ad6
  4. #9a27cc
  5. #9634c1
  6. #9341b6
  7. #8f4dab
  8. #8b5aa0
  9. #876796
  10. #84738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8552ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ae8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a578b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #514eef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6153ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9e43ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a501ec {
  color: #a501ec;
}
Background
.bg-a501ec {
  background-color: #a501ec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a501ec {
  border: 2px solid #a501ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a501ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 1 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 99% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a501ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a501ec, #ec01be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a501ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 1 236 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.51 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.06 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.12 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.49 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.58 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.59 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.09 #5afe13 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a501ec  rgb(165, 1, 236)  hsl(282, 99%, 46%)  Vivid Violet
#48ec01  rgb(72, 236, 1)  hsl(102, 99%, 46%)  Harlequin
#eca501  rgb(236, 165, 1)  hsl(42, 99%, 46%)  Marigold
#01eca5  rgb(1, 236, 165)  hsl(162, 99%, 46%)  Medium Spring Green