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#C97FF4

#c97ff4 ≈ Heliotrope

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c97ff4 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 49.8% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.62% cyan, 47.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 277.95°, with 84.17% saturation and 72.75% 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 7.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 4.16.

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Relative luminance0.3413

Complementary

  1. #c97ff4
  2. #aaf47f

Split complementary

  1. #c97ff4
  2. #e5f47f
  3. #7ff48f

Analogous

  1. #8f7ff4
  2. #c97ff4
  3. #f47fe5

Triadic

  1. #c97ff4
  2. #f4c97f
  3. #7ff4c9

Tetradic

  1. #c97ff4
  2. #f47faa
  3. #aaf47f
  4. #7ff4c9

Square

  1. #c97ff4
  2. #f48f7f
  3. #aaf47f
  4. #7fe5f4

Monochromatic

  1. #8511c9
  2. #ab39ee
  3. #c97ff4
  4. #e7c5fa
  5. #f7ecfd

Shades

#c97ff4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c97ff4
  2. #b572dc
  3. #a166c3
  4. #8d59ab
  5. #794c92
  6. #65407a
  7. #503362
  8. #3c2649
  9. #281931
  10. #140d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#c97ff4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c97ff4
  2. #ce8cf5
  3. #d499f6
  4. #d9a5f7
  5. #dfb2f8
  6. #e4bffa
  7. #e9ccfb
  8. #efd9fc
  9. #f4e5fd
  10. #faf2fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c97ff4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c97ff4
  2. #c27fe8
  3. #ba7fdd
  4. #b37fd1
  5. #ac7fc6
  6. #a580ba
  7. #9d80ae
  8. #9680a3
  9. #8f8097
  10. #87808c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b193c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #649af8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #79a0f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c591ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9790f6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f94f2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c68ace ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c97ff4 {
  color: #c97ff4;
}
Background
.bg-c97ff4 {
  background-color: #c97ff4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c97ff4 {
  border: 2px solid #c97ff4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c97ff4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 127 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 84% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c97ff4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c97ff4, #f47fe5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c97ff4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 127 244 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 4.16 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 4.51 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.35 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 7.43 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.73 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.83 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.83 #36800b Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#c97ff4  rgb(201, 127, 244)  hsl(278, 84%, 73%)  Heliotrope
#aaf47f  rgb(170, 244, 127)  hsl(98, 84%, 73%)  Inchworm
#f4c97f  rgb(244, 201, 127)  hsl(38, 84%, 73%)  Topaz
#7ff4c9  rgb(127, 244, 201)  hsl(158, 84%, 73%)  Aquamarine