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#C97FFB

#c97ffb ≈ Heliotrope

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c97ffb is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 49.8% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.92% cyan, 49.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 275.81°, with 93.94% 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 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 4.19.

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Relative luminance0.3456

Complementary

  1. #c97ffb
  2. #b1fb7f

Split complementary

  1. #c97ffb
  2. #effb7f
  3. #7ffb8b

Analogous

  1. #8b7ffb
  2. #c97ffb
  3. #fb7fef

Triadic

  1. #c97ffb
  2. #fbc97f
  3. #7ffbc9

Tetradic

  1. #c97ffb
  2. #fb7fb1
  3. #b1fb7f
  4. #7ffbc9

Square

  1. #c97ffb
  2. #fb8b7f
  3. #b1fb7f
  4. #7feffb

Monochromatic

  1. #8507da
  2. #aa35f9
  3. #c97ffb
  4. #e8c9fd
  5. #f7ebfe

Shades

#c97ffb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c97ffb
  2. #b572e2
  3. #a166c9
  4. #8d59b0
  5. #794c97
  6. #65407e
  7. #503364
  8. #3c264b
  9. #281932
  10. #140d19
  11. #000000

Tints

#c97ffb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c97ffb
  2. #ce8cfb
  3. #d499fc
  4. #d9a5fc
  5. #dfb2fd
  6. #e4bffd
  7. #e9ccfd
  8. #efd9fe
  9. #f4e5fe
  10. #faf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c97ffb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c97ffb
  2. #c27fef
  3. #ba7fe2
  4. #b37fd6
  5. #ac7fca
  6. #a580be
  7. #9d80b1
  8. #9680a5
  9. #8f8099
  10. #87808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b193ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f9bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #75a0f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c394b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9591fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e94f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c58cd3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c97ffb {
  color: #c97ffb;
}
Background
.bg-c97ffb {
  background-color: #c97ffb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c97ffb {
  border: 2px solid #c97ffb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c97ffb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 127 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 276 94% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c97ffb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c97ffb, #fb7fef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c97ffb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 127 251 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 4.19 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.24 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.05 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.27 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 9.00 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.84 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 11.25 #368004 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#c97ffb  rgb(201, 127, 251)  hsl(276, 94%, 74%)  Heliotrope
#b1fb7f  rgb(177, 251, 127)  hsl(96, 94%, 74%)  Inchworm
#fbc97f  rgb(251, 201, 127)  hsl(36, 94%, 74%)  Topaz
#7ffbc9  rgb(127, 251, 201)  hsl(156, 94%, 74%)  Aquamarine