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#CD72FF

#cd72ff ≈ Heliotrope

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#cd72ff is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 44.71% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.61% cyan, 55.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 278.72°, with 100% saturation and 72.35% 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 7.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 3.21.

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Relative luminance0.3223

Complementary

  1. #cd72ff
  2. #a4ff72

Split complementary

  1. #cd72ff
  2. #ebff72
  3. #72ff86

Analogous

  1. #8672ff
  2. #cd72ff
  3. #ff72eb

Triadic

  1. #cd72ff
  2. #ffcd72
  3. #72ffcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd72ff
  2. #ff72a4
  3. #a4ff72
  4. #72ffcd

Square

  1. #cd72ff
  2. #ff8672
  3. #a4ff72
  4. #72ebff

Monochromatic

  1. #8b00d8
  2. #b225ff
  3. #cd72ff
  4. #e8beff
  5. #f8ebff

Shades

#cd72ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd72ff
  2. #b967e6
  3. #a45bcc
  4. #9050b3
  5. #7b4499
  6. #673980
  7. #522e66
  8. #3e224d
  9. #291733
  10. #150b1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd72ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd72ff
  2. #d280ff
  3. #d78eff
  4. #dc9cff
  5. #e1aaff
  6. #e6b9ff
  7. #ebc7ff
  8. #f0d5ff
  9. #f5e3ff
  10. #faf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd72ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd72ff
  2. #c573f2
  3. #be75e6
  4. #b676d9
  5. #ae78cc
  6. #a779c0
  7. #9f7ab3
  8. #977ca6
  9. #8f7d99
  10. #887f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b18cca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4895ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #699cfb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c88bae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9188ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9b8dfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca81d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd72ff {
  color: #cd72ff;
}
Background
.bg-cd72ff {
  background-color: #cd72ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd72ff {
  border: 2px solid #cd72ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd72ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 114 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 100% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd72ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd72ff, #ff72eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd72ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 114 255 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 3.21 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.58 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.96 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.69 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.85 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.52 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.28 #328d00 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#cd72ff  rgb(205, 114, 255)  hsl(279, 100%, 72%)  Heliotrope
#a4ff72  rgb(164, 255, 114)  hsl(99, 100%, 72%)  Inchworm
#ffcd72  rgb(255, 205, 114)  hsl(39, 100%, 72%)  Topaz
#72ffcd  rgb(114, 255, 205)  hsl(159, 100%, 72%)  Aquamarine