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#C262FA

#c262fa ≈ Heliotrope

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c262fa is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 38.43% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.4% cyan, 60.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 277.89°, with 93.83% saturation and 68.24% 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 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 6.56.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.2711

Complementary

  1. #c262fa
  2. #9afa62

Split complementary

  1. #c262fa
  2. #e6fa62
  3. #62fa76

Analogous

  1. #7662fa
  2. #c262fa
  3. #fa62e6

Triadic

  1. #c262fa
  2. #fac262
  3. #62fac2

Tetradic

  1. #c262fa
  2. #fa629a
  3. #9afa62
  4. #62fac2

Square

  1. #c262fa
  2. #fa7662
  3. #9afa62
  4. #62e6fa

Monochromatic

  1. #7a06bd
  2. #a518f8
  3. #c262fa
  4. #dfacfc
  5. #f7ebfe

Shades

#c262fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c262fa
  2. #af58e1
  3. #9b4ec8
  4. #8845af
  5. #743b96
  6. #61317d
  7. #4e2764
  8. #3a1d4b
  9. #271432
  10. #130a19
  11. #000000

Tints

#c262fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c262fa
  2. #c872fb
  3. #ce81fb
  4. #d491fc
  5. #daa1fc
  6. #e1b1fd
  7. #e7c0fd
  8. #edd0fe
  9. #f3e0fe
  10. #f9efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c262fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c262fa
  2. #bb65ee
  3. #b568e2
  4. #ae6bd5
  5. #a86ec9
  6. #a171bd
  7. #9a74b1
  8. #9477a5
  9. #8d7a98
  10. #877d8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a57fc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #218aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5290f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb7fa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #827cfd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d80f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be75cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c262fa {
  color: #c262fa;
}
Background
.bg-c262fa {
  background-color: #c262fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c262fa {
  border: 2px solid #c262fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c262fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 98 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 94% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c262fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c262fa, #fa62e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c262fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 98 250 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.56 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.62 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.85 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.96 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.19 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.42 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.54 #3d9d05 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#c262fa  rgb(194, 98, 250)  hsl(278, 94%, 68%)  Heliotrope
#9afa62  rgb(154, 250, 98)  hsl(98, 94%, 68%)  Inchworm
#fac262  rgb(250, 194, 98)  hsl(38, 94%, 68%)  Topaz
#62fac2  rgb(98, 250, 194)  hsl(158, 94%, 68%)  Aquamarine