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#E261EF

#e261ef ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e261ef is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 38.04% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.44% cyan, 59.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 294.51°, with 81.61% saturation and 65.88% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. 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 7.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 3.96.

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Relative luminance0.3095

Complementary

  1. #e261ef
  2. #6eef61

Split complementary

  1. #e261ef
  2. #b5ef61
  3. #61ef9b

Analogous

  1. #9b61ef
  2. #e261ef
  3. #ef61b5

Triadic

  1. #e261ef
  2. #efe261
  3. #61efe2

Tetradic

  1. #e261ef
  2. #ef616e
  3. #6eef61
  4. #61efe2

Square

  1. #e261ef
  2. #ef9b61
  3. #6eef61
  4. #61b5ef

Monochromatic

  1. #9811a6
  2. #d51ce8
  3. #e261ef
  4. #efa6f6
  5. #fbecfd

Shades

#e261ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e261ef
  2. #cb57d7
  3. #b54ebf
  4. #9e44a7
  5. #883a8f
  6. #713178
  7. #5a2760
  8. #441d48
  9. #2d1330
  10. #170a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#e261ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e261ef
  2. #e571f1
  3. #e881f2
  4. #eb90f4
  5. #eea0f5
  6. #f1b0f7
  7. #f3c0f9
  8. #f6d0fa
  9. #f9dffc
  10. #fceffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e261ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e261ef
  2. #d864e4
  3. #ce67d9
  4. #c56ace
  5. #bb6dc3
  6. #b171b8
  7. #a774ac
  8. #9d77a1
  9. #947a96
  10. #8a7d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba85c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #488df3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #779ceb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6759f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9e7ef2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad89ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e46ec4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e261ef {
  color: #e261ef;
}
Background
.bg-e261ef {
  background-color: #e261ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e261ef {
  border: 2px solid #e261ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e261ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 97 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 295 82% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e261ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e261ef, #ef61b5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e261ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 97 239 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 3.96 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.84 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.37 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.37 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 6.79 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.14 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.43 #1d9e10 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#e261ef  rgb(226, 97, 239)  hsl(295, 82%, 66%)  Heliotrope
#6eef61  rgb(110, 239, 97)  hsl(115, 82%, 66%)  Pastel Green
#efe261  rgb(239, 226, 97)  hsl(55, 82%, 66%)  Straw
#61efe2  rgb(97, 239, 226)  hsl(175, 82%, 66%)  Bright Turquoise