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#C879ED

#c879ed ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c879ed is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 47.45% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.61% cyan, 48.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 280.86°, with 76.32% saturation and 70.2% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 4.05.

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Relative luminance0.3207

Complementary

  1. #c879ed
  2. #9eed79

Split complementary

  1. #c879ed
  2. #d8ed79
  3. #79ed8e

Analogous

  1. #8e79ed
  2. #c879ed
  3. #ed79d8

Triadic

  1. #c879ed
  2. #edc879
  3. #79edc8

Tetradic

  1. #c879ed
  2. #ed799e
  3. #9eed79
  4. #79edc8

Square

  1. #c879ed
  2. #ed8e79
  3. #9eed79
  4. #79d8ed

Monochromatic

  1. #8318b5
  2. #ac36e4
  3. #c879ed
  4. #e4bcf6
  5. #f8edfd

Shades

#c879ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c879ed
  2. #b46dd5
  3. #a061be
  4. #8c55a6
  5. #78498e
  6. #643d77
  7. #50305f
  8. #3c2447
  9. #28182f
  10. #140c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#c879ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c879ed
  2. #ce86ef
  3. #d394f1
  4. #d9a1f2
  5. #deaff4
  6. #e4bcf6
  7. #e9c9f8
  8. #efd7fa
  9. #f4e4fb
  10. #faf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c879ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c879ed
  2. #c17ae2
  3. #ba7ad7
  4. #b27bcc
  5. #ab7cc1
  6. #a47db7
  7. #9d7dac
  8. #967ea1
  9. #8e7f96
  10. #877f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae8ec1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6095f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #779cea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c58ba8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #958bef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e8feb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c684c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c879ed {
  color: #c879ed;
}
Background
.bg-c879ed {
  background-color: #c879ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c879ed {
  border: 2px solid #c879ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c879ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 121 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 76% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c879ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c879ed, #ed79d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c879ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 121 237 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 4.05 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 4.08 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.19 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.49 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.82 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.25 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.35 #378612 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#c879ed  rgb(200, 121, 237)  hsl(281, 76%, 70%)  Heliotrope
#9eed79  rgb(158, 237, 121)  hsl(101, 76%, 70%)  Light Green
#edc879  rgb(237, 200, 121)  hsl(41, 76%, 70%)  Topaz
#79edc8  rgb(121, 237, 200)  hsl(161, 76%, 70%)  Aquamarine