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#CB74F9

#cb74f9 ≈ Heliotrope

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#cb74f9 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 45.49% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.47% cyan, 53.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 279.25°, with 91.72% 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 7.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 3.28.

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Relative luminance0.3203

Complementary

  1. #cb74f9
  2. #a2f974

Split complementary

  1. #cb74f9
  2. #e4f974
  3. #74f989

Analogous

  1. #8974f9
  2. #cb74f9
  3. #f974e4

Triadic

  1. #cb74f9
  2. #f9cb74
  3. #74f9cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb74f9
  2. #f974a2
  3. #a2f974
  4. #74f9cb

Square

  1. #cb74f9
  2. #f98974
  3. #a2f974
  4. #74e4f9

Monochromatic

  1. #8809cb
  2. #b02bf6
  3. #cb74f9
  4. #e6bdfc
  5. #f8ebfe

Shades

#cb74f9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb74f9
  2. #b768e0
  3. #a25dc7
  4. #8e51ae
  5. #7a4695
  6. #663a7d
  7. #512e64
  8. #3d234b
  9. #291732
  10. #140c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb74f9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb74f9
  2. #d082fa
  3. #d590fa
  4. #db9efb
  5. #e0acfb
  6. #e5bafc
  7. #eac7fd
  8. #efd5fd
  9. #f5e3fe
  10. #faf1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb74f9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb74f9
  2. #c475ed
  3. #bc76e1
  4. #b578d5
  5. #ad79c9
  6. #a67abd
  7. #9e7bb0
  8. #977ca4
  9. #8f7e98
  10. #887f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af8cc7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5095fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d9bf6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c68aac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9289fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c8df7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c882cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb74f9 {
  color: #cb74f9;
}
Background
.bg-cb74f9 {
  background-color: #cb74f9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb74f9 {
  border: 2px solid #cb74f9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb74f9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 116 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 92% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb74f9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb74f9, #f974e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb74f9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 116 249 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 3.28 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.74 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.37 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.32 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.82 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.24 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.55 #348b06 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#cb74f9  rgb(203, 116, 249)  hsl(279, 92%, 72%)  Heliotrope
#a2f974  rgb(162, 249, 116)  hsl(99, 92%, 72%)  Inchworm
#f9cb74  rgb(249, 203, 116)  hsl(39, 92%, 72%)  Topaz
#74f9cb  rgb(116, 249, 203)  hsl(159, 92%, 72%)  Aquamarine