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#D38DFD

#d38dfd ≈ Heliotrope

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#d38dfd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 82.75% red, 55.29% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.6% cyan, 44.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 277.5°, with 96.55% saturation and 77.25% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 5.63.

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Relative luminance0.3999

Complementary

  1. #d38dfd
  2. #b7fd8d

Split complementary

  1. #d38dfd
  2. #effd8d
  3. #8dfd9b

Analogous

  1. #9b8dfd
  2. #d38dfd
  3. #fd8def

Triadic

  1. #d38dfd
  2. #fdd38d
  3. #8dfdd3

Tetradic

  1. #d38dfd
  2. #fd8db7
  3. #b7fd8d
  4. #8dfdd3

Square

  1. #d38dfd
  2. #fd9b8d
  3. #b7fd8d
  4. #8deffd

Monochromatic

  1. #9604ed
  2. #b642fc
  3. #d38dfd
  4. #f0d8fe
  5. #f7ebff

Shades

#d38dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d38dfd
  2. #be7fe4
  3. #a971ca
  4. #9463b1
  5. #7f5598
  6. #6a477f
  7. #543865
  8. #3f2a4c
  9. #2a1c33
  10. #150e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#d38dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d38dfd
  2. #d798fd
  3. #dca4fd
  4. #e0affe
  5. #e5bbfe
  6. #e9c6fe
  7. #edd1fe
  8. #f2ddfe
  9. #f6e8ff
  10. #fbf4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d38dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d38dfd
  2. #cb8cf1
  3. #c28ae4
  4. #ba89d8
  5. #b288cb
  6. #aa87bf
  7. #a185b2
  8. #9984a6
  9. #918399
  10. #88818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bc9fd0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #75a6ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #88abfa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf9eb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a39dff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aba0fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d097d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d38dfd {
  color: #d38dfd;
}
Background
.bg-d38dfd {
  background-color: #d38dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d38dfd {
  border: 2px solid #d38dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d38dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 211 141 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 97% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d38dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d38dfd, #fd8def);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d38dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(211 141 253 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.63 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.60 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.93 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.08 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 8.74 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.98 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.08 #2c7202 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#d38dfd  rgb(211, 141, 253)  hsl(278, 97%, 77%)  Heliotrope
#b7fd8d  rgb(183, 253, 141)  hsl(98, 97%, 77%)  Mint Green
#fdd38d  rgb(253, 211, 141)  hsl(38, 97%, 77%)  Topaz
#8dfdd3  rgb(141, 253, 211)  hsl(158, 97%, 77%)  Aquamarine