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#C970EA

#c970ea ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c970ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 43.92% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.1% cyan, 52.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 283.77°, with 74.39% saturation and 67.84% 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 6.99:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 4.21.

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Relative luminance0.2995

Complementary

  1. #c970ea
  2. #91ea70

Split complementary

  1. #c970ea
  2. #ceea70
  3. #70ea8c

Analogous

  1. #8c70ea
  2. #c970ea
  3. #ea70ce

Triadic

  1. #c970ea
  2. #eac970
  3. #70eac9

Tetradic

  1. #c970ea
  2. #ea7091
  3. #91ea70
  4. #70eac9

Square

  1. #c970ea
  2. #ea8c70
  3. #91ea70
  4. #70ceea

Monochromatic

  1. #8119a8
  2. #b02de0
  3. #c970ea
  4. #e2b3f4
  5. #f8edfc

Shades

#c970ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c970ea
  2. #b565d3
  3. #a15abb
  4. #8d4ea4
  5. #79438c
  6. #653875
  7. #502d5e
  8. #3c2246
  9. #28162f
  10. #140b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#c970ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c970ea
  2. #ce7eec
  3. #d48dee
  4. #d99bf0
  5. #dfa9f2
  6. #e4b8f5
  7. #e9c6f7
  8. #efd4f9
  9. #f4e2fb
  10. #faf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c970ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c970ea
  2. #c272df
  3. #ba73d5
  4. #b375ca
  5. #ac76c0
  6. #a578b5
  7. #9d7aaa
  8. #967ba0
  9. #8f7d95
  10. #877e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac88bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #558fee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7197e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c783a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9284ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c89e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c87cc3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c970ea {
  color: #c970ea;
}
Background
.bg-c970ea {
  background-color: #c970ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c970ea {
  border: 2px solid #c970ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c970ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 112 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 74% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c970ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c970ea, #ea70ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c970ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 112 234 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 4.21 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.05 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.62 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.44 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.14 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 9.10 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.79 #368f15 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#c970ea  rgb(201, 112, 234)  hsl(284, 74%, 68%)  Heliotrope
#91ea70  rgb(145, 234, 112)  hsl(104, 74%, 68%)  Light Green
#eac970  rgb(234, 201, 112)  hsl(44, 74%, 68%)  Jasmine
#70eac9  rgb(112, 234, 201)  hsl(164, 74%, 68%)  Aquamarine