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#C97DFD

#c97dfd ≈ Heliotrope

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c97dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 49.02% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.55% cyan, 50.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 275.63°, with 96.97% saturation and 74.12% 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 7.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 4.05.

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Relative luminance0.3418

Complementary

  1. #c97dfd
  2. #b1fd7d

Split complementary

  1. #c97dfd
  2. #f1fd7d
  3. #7dfd89

Analogous

  1. #897dfd
  2. #c97dfd
  3. #fd7df1

Triadic

  1. #c97dfd
  2. #fdc97d
  3. #7dfdc9

Tetradic

  1. #c97dfd
  2. #fd7db1
  3. #b1fd7d
  4. #7dfdc9

Square

  1. #c97dfd
  2. #fd897d
  3. #b1fd7d
  4. #7df1fd

Monochromatic

  1. #8503de
  2. #aa32fc
  3. #c97dfd
  4. #e8c8fe
  5. #f7ebff

Shades

#c97dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c97dfd
  2. #b571e4
  3. #a164ca
  4. #8d58b1
  5. #794b98
  6. #653f7f
  7. #503265
  8. #3c264c
  9. #281933
  10. #140d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#c97dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c97dfd
  2. #ce8afd
  3. #d497fd
  4. #d9a4fe
  5. #dfb1fe
  6. #e4befe
  7. #e9cbfe
  8. #efd8fe
  9. #f4e5ff
  10. #faf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c97dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c97dfd
  2. #c27df1
  3. #ba7ee4
  4. #b37ed8
  5. #ac7ecb
  6. #a57fbf
  7. #9d7fb2
  8. #967fa6
  9. #8f7f99
  10. #87808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b192cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b9bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #729ffa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c293b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9490ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c93fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c58ad4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c97dfd {
  color: #c97dfd;
}
Background
.bg-c97dfd {
  background-color: #c97dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c97dfd {
  border: 2px solid #c97dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c97dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 125 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 97% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c97dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c97dfd, #fd7df1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c97dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 125 253 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 4.05 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.51 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.32 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.42 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 9.09 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.72 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.03 #368202 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#c97dfd  rgb(201, 125, 253)  hsl(276, 97%, 74%)  Heliotrope
#b1fd7d  rgb(177, 253, 125)  hsl(96, 97%, 74%)  Inchworm
#fdc97d  rgb(253, 201, 125)  hsl(36, 97%, 74%)  Topaz
#7dfdc9  rgb(125, 253, 201)  hsl(156, 97%, 74%)  Aquamarine