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#C97BF2

#c97bf2 ≈ Heliotrope

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c97bf2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 48.24% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.94% cyan, 49.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 279.33°, with 82.07% saturation and 71.57% 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 7.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.3299

Complementary

  1. #c97bf2
  2. #a4f27b

Split complementary

  1. #c97bf2
  2. #dff27b
  3. #7bf28e

Analogous

  1. #8e7bf2
  2. #c97bf2
  3. #f27bdf

Triadic

  1. #c97bf2
  2. #f2c97b
  3. #7bf2c9

Tetradic

  1. #c97bf2
  2. #f27ba4
  3. #a4f27b
  4. #7bf2c9

Square

  1. #c97bf2
  2. #f28e7b
  3. #a4f27b
  4. #7bdff2

Monochromatic

  1. #8513c1
  2. #ad35eb
  3. #c97bf2
  4. #e5c1f9
  5. #f7ecfd

Shades

#c97bf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c97bf2
  2. #b56fda
  3. #a162c2
  4. #8d56a9
  5. #794a91
  6. #653e79
  7. #503161
  8. #3c2549
  9. #281930
  10. #140c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#c97bf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c97bf2
  2. #ce88f3
  3. #d495f5
  4. #d9a3f6
  5. #dfb0f7
  6. #e4bdf9
  7. #e9cafa
  8. #efd7fb
  9. #f4e5fc
  10. #faf2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c97bf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c97bf2
  2. #c27ce7
  3. #ba7cdb
  4. #b37dd0
  5. #ac7dc4
  6. #a57eb9
  7. #9d7eae
  8. #967fa2
  9. #8f7f97
  10. #87808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b090c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f97f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #769def ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c58eab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #968df4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e91f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c787cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c97bf2 {
  color: #c97bf2;
}
Background
.bg-c97bf2 {
  background-color: #c97bf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c97bf2 {
  border: 2px solid #c97bf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c97bf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 123 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 82% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c97bf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c97bf2, #f27bdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c97bf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 123 242 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 3.82 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 4.45 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.82 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.50 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.69 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.94 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.56 #36840d Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#c97bf2  rgb(201, 123, 242)  hsl(279, 82%, 72%)  Heliotrope
#a4f27b  rgb(164, 242, 123)  hsl(99, 82%, 72%)  Pale Green
#f2c97b  rgb(242, 201, 123)  hsl(39, 82%, 72%)  Topaz
#7bf2c9  rgb(123, 242, 201)  hsl(159, 82%, 72%)  Aquamarine