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#C170FA

#c170fa ≈ Heliotrope

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c170fa is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 43.92% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.8% cyan, 55.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 275.22°, with 93.24% 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 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 5.27.

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Relative luminance0.2983

Complementary

  1. #c170fa
  2. #a9fa70

Split complementary

  1. #c170fa
  2. #eefa70
  3. #70fa7c

Analogous

  1. #7c70fa
  2. #c170fa
  3. #fa70ee

Triadic

  1. #c170fa
  2. #fac170
  3. #70fac1

Tetradic

  1. #c170fa
  2. #fa70a9
  3. #a9fa70
  4. #70fac1

Square

  1. #c170fa
  2. #fa7c70
  3. #a9fa70
  4. #70eefa

Monochromatic

  1. #7907ca
  2. #a126f7
  3. #c170fa
  4. #e1bafd
  5. #f6ebfe

Shades

#c170fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c170fa
  2. #ae65e1
  3. #9a5ac8
  4. #874eaf
  5. #744396
  6. #61387d
  7. #4d2d64
  8. #3a224b
  9. #271632
  10. #130b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#c170fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c170fa
  2. #c77efb
  3. #cd8dfb
  4. #d49bfc
  5. #daa9fc
  6. #e0b8fd
  7. #e6c6fd
  8. #ecd4fe
  9. #f3e2fe
  10. #f9f1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c170fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c170fa
  2. #bb72ee
  3. #b473e2
  4. #ae75d5
  5. #a776c9
  6. #a178bd
  7. #9a7ab1
  8. #947ba5
  9. #8d7d98
  10. #877e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a887c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4391ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6096f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b989ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8885fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9188f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc80cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c170fa {
  color: #c170fa;
}
Background
.bg-c170fa {
  background-color: #c170fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c170fa {
  border: 2px solid #c170fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c170fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 112 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 275 93% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c170fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c170fa, #fa70ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c170fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 112 250 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.27 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.91 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.45 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.85 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.86 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.49 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.44 #3e8f05 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#c170fa  rgb(193, 112, 250)  hsl(275, 93%, 71%)  Heliotrope
#a9fa70  rgb(169, 250, 112)  hsl(95, 93%, 71%)  Inchworm
#fac170  rgb(250, 193, 112)  hsl(35, 93%, 71%)  Topaz
#70fac1  rgb(112, 250, 193)  hsl(155, 93%, 71%)  Aquamarine