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#C16DFD

#c16dfd ≈ Heliotrope

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c16dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.72% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 275°, with 97.3% saturation and 70.98% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 5.57.

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Relative luminance0.2937

Complementary

  1. #c16dfd
  2. #a9fd6d

Split complementary

  1. #c16dfd
  2. #f1fd6d
  3. #6dfd79

Analogous

  1. #796dfd
  2. #c16dfd
  3. #fd6df1

Triadic

  1. #c16dfd
  2. #fdc16d
  3. #6dfdc1

Tetradic

  1. #c16dfd
  2. #fd6da9
  3. #a9fd6d
  4. #6dfdc1

Square

  1. #c16dfd
  2. #fd796d
  3. #a9fd6d
  4. #6df1fd

Monochromatic

  1. #7903ce
  2. #a122fc
  3. #c16dfd
  4. #e1b8fe
  5. #f6ebff

Shades

#c16dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c16dfd
  2. #ae62e4
  3. #9a57ca
  4. #874cb1
  5. #744198
  6. #61377f
  7. #4d2c65
  8. #3a214c
  9. #271633
  10. #130b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#c16dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c16dfd
  2. #c77cfd
  3. #cd8afd
  4. #d499fe
  5. #daa7fe
  6. #e0b6fe
  7. #e6c5fe
  8. #ecd3fe
  9. #f3e2ff
  10. #f9f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c16dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c16dfd
  2. #bb6ff1
  3. #b471e4
  4. #ae73d8
  5. #a775cb
  6. #a177bf
  7. #9a78b2
  8. #947aa6
  9. #8d7c99
  10. #877e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a886c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3990ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b95fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b888ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8683ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8f87fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc7ed1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c16dfd {
  color: #c16dfd;
}
Background
.bg-c16dfd {
  background-color: #c16dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c16dfd {
  border: 2px solid #c16dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c16dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 97% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c16dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c16dfd, #fd6df1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c16dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.57 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.59 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.32 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.92 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.29 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.52 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.85 #3e9202 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#c16dfd  rgb(193, 109, 253)  hsl(275, 97%, 71%)  Heliotrope
#a9fd6d  rgb(169, 253, 109)  hsl(95, 97%, 71%)  Inchworm
#fdc16d  rgb(253, 193, 109)  hsl(35, 97%, 71%)  Topaz
#6dfdc1  rgb(109, 253, 193)  hsl(155, 97%, 71%)  Aquamarine