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#A809EA

#a809ea ≈ Vivid Violet

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#a809ea is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 3.53% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.21% cyan, 96.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 282.4°, with 92.59% saturation and 47.65% 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 5.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Violet (#9f00ff), ΔE 2.94.

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Web safe#9900ff
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Relative luminance0.1446

Complementary

  1. #a809ea
  2. #4bea09

Split complementary

  1. #a809ea
  2. #bcea09
  3. #09ea38

Analogous

  1. #3809ea
  2. #a809ea
  3. #ea09bc

Triadic

  1. #a809ea
  2. #eaa809
  3. #09eaa8

Tetradic

  1. #a809ea
  2. #ea094b
  3. #4bea09
  4. #09eaa8

Square

  1. #a809ea
  2. #ea3809
  3. #4bea09
  4. #09bcea

Monochromatic

  1. #3e0357
  2. #7306a0
  3. #a809ea
  4. #c448f8
  5. #dc91fb

Shades

#a809ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a809ea
  2. #9708d3
  3. #8607bb
  4. #7606a4
  5. #65058c
  6. #540575
  7. #43045e
  8. #320346
  9. #22022f
  10. #110117
  11. #000000

Tints

#a809ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a809ea
  2. #b122ec
  3. #b93aee
  4. #c253f0
  5. #cb6bf2
  6. #d484f5
  7. #dc9df7
  8. #e5b5f9
  9. #eecefb
  10. #f6e6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a809ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a809ea
  2. #a415df
  3. #a021d5
  4. #9c2dca
  5. #9839c0
  6. #9445b5
  7. #9050aa
  8. #8c5ca0
  9. #886895
  10. #84748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8754ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0064ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ce6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f568a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #564fed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6655e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a244b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a809ea {
  color: #a809ea;
}
Background
.bg-a809ea {
  background-color: #a809ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a809ea {
  border: 2px solid #a809ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a809ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 9 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 93% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a809ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a809ea, #ea09bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a809ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 9 234 / 0.35);
}

#9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 2.94 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 4.30 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 4.57 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 4.72 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 4.98 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 5.09 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.78 #57f615 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Vivid Violet
#a809ea  rgb(168, 9, 234)  hsl(282, 93%, 48%)  Vivid Violet
#4bea09  rgb(75, 234, 9)  hsl(102, 93%, 48%)  Harlequin
#eaa809  rgb(234, 168, 9)  hsl(42, 93%, 48%)  Marigold
#09eaa8  rgb(9, 234, 168)  hsl(162, 93%, 48%)  Medium Spring Green