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#C96DFD

#c96dfd ≈ Heliotrope

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c96dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.55% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 278.33°, 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 7.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.3045

Complementary

  1. #c96dfd
  2. #a1fd6d

Split complementary

  1. #c96dfd
  2. #e9fd6d
  3. #6dfd81

Analogous

  1. #816dfd
  2. #c96dfd
  3. #fd6de9

Triadic

  1. #c96dfd
  2. #fdc96d
  3. #6dfdc9

Tetradic

  1. #c96dfd
  2. #fd6da1
  3. #a1fd6d
  4. #6dfdc9

Square

  1. #c96dfd
  2. #fd816d
  3. #a1fd6d
  4. #6de9fd

Monochromatic

  1. #8503ce
  2. #ad22fc
  3. #c96dfd
  4. #e5b8fe
  5. #f8ebff

Shades

#c96dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c96dfd
  2. #b562e4
  3. #a157ca
  4. #8d4cb1
  5. #794198
  6. #65377f
  7. #502c65
  8. #3c214c
  9. #281633
  10. #140b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#c96dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c96dfd
  2. #ce7cfd
  3. #d48afd
  4. #d999fe
  5. #dfa7fe
  6. #e4b6fe
  7. #e9c5fe
  8. #efd3fe
  9. #f4e2ff
  10. #faf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c96dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c96dfd
  2. #c26ff1
  3. #ba71e4
  4. #b373d8
  5. #ac75cb
  6. #a577bf
  7. #9d78b2
  8. #967aa6
  9. #8f7c99
  10. #877e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad87c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e91ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6298f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c387ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c84ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9689fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c57dd1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c96dfd {
  color: #c96dfd;
}
Background
.bg-c96dfd {
  background-color: #c96dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c96dfd {
  border: 2px solid #c96dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c96dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 97% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c96dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c96dfd, #fd6de9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c96dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 4.20 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.70 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.26 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.47 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.69 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 9.81 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.92 #369202 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#c96dfd  rgb(201, 109, 253)  hsl(278, 97%, 71%)  Heliotrope
#a1fd6d  rgb(161, 253, 109)  hsl(98, 97%, 71%)  Inchworm
#fdc96d  rgb(253, 201, 109)  hsl(38, 97%, 71%)  Topaz
#6dfdc9  rgb(109, 253, 201)  hsl(158, 97%, 71%)  Aquamarine