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#C174FC

#c174fc ≈ Heliotrope

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c174fc is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 45.49% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.41% cyan, 53.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 273.97°, with 95.77% saturation and 72.16% 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 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 5.17.

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Relative luminance0.3086

Complementary

  1. #c174fc
  2. #affc74

Split complementary

  1. #c174fc
  2. #f3fc74
  3. #74fc7d

Analogous

  1. #7d74fc
  2. #c174fc
  3. #fc74f3

Triadic

  1. #c174fc
  2. #fcc174
  3. #74fcc1

Tetradic

  1. #c174fc
  2. #fc74af
  3. #affc74
  4. #74fcc1

Square

  1. #c174fc
  2. #fc7d74
  3. #affc74
  4. #74f3fc

Monochromatic

  1. #7905d2
  2. #a029fa
  3. #c174fc
  4. #e2bffe
  5. #f6ebff

Shades

#c174fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c174fc
  2. #ae68e3
  3. #9a5dca
  4. #8751b0
  5. #744697
  6. #613a7e
  7. #4d2e65
  8. #3a234c
  9. #271732
  10. #130c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#c174fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c174fc
  2. #c782fc
  3. #cd90fd
  4. #d49efd
  5. #daacfd
  6. #e0bafe
  7. #e6c7fe
  8. #ecd5fe
  9. #f3e3fe
  10. #f9f1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c174fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c174fc
  2. #bb75f0
  3. #b476e3
  4. #ae78d7
  5. #a779ca
  6. #a17abe
  7. #9a7bb2
  8. #947ca5
  9. #8d7e99
  10. #877f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a98ac8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4894ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6398f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b88dad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a88ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #928bfa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bc83d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c174fc {
  color: #c174fc;
}
Background
.bg-c174fc {
  background-color: #c174fc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c174fc {
  border: 2px solid #c174fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c174fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 116 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 274 96% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c174fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c174fc, #fc74f3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c174fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 116 252 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.17 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.69 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.00 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.07 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.29 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.97 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 10.21 #3e8b03 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#c174fc  rgb(193, 116, 252)  hsl(274, 96%, 72%)  Heliotrope
#affc74  rgb(175, 252, 116)  hsl(94, 96%, 72%)  Inchworm
#fcc174  rgb(252, 193, 116)  hsl(34, 96%, 72%)  Topaz
#74fcc1  rgb(116, 252, 193)  hsl(154, 96%, 72%)  Aquamarine