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#CD78EA

#cd78ea ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cd78ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 47.06% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.39% cyan, 48.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 284.74°, with 73.08% saturation and 69.41% 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 7.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.3235

Complementary

  1. #cd78ea
  2. #95ea78

Split complementary

  1. #cd78ea
  2. #ceea78
  3. #78ea94

Analogous

  1. #9478ea
  2. #cd78ea
  3. #ea78ce

Triadic

  1. #cd78ea
  2. #eacd78
  3. #78eacd

Tetradic

  1. #cd78ea
  2. #ea7895
  3. #95ea78
  4. #78eacd

Square

  1. #cd78ea
  2. #ea9478
  3. #95ea78
  4. #78ceea

Monochromatic

  1. #891bae
  2. #b436e0
  3. #cd78ea
  4. #e6baf4
  5. #f8edfc

Shades

#cd78ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd78ea
  2. #b96cd3
  3. #a460bb
  4. #9054a4
  5. #7b488c
  6. #673c75
  7. #52305e
  8. #3e2446
  9. #29182f
  10. #150c17
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd78ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd78ea
  2. #d286ec
  3. #d793ee
  4. #dca1f0
  5. #e1aef2
  6. #e6bcf5
  7. #ebc9f7
  8. #f0d7f9
  9. #f5e4fb
  10. #faf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd78ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd78ea
  2. #c579df
  3. #be7ad5
  4. #b67aca
  5. #ae7bc0
  6. #a77cb5
  7. #9f7daa
  8. #977ea0
  9. #8f7e95
  10. #887f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b18ebf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6295ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b9de7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cc89a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #998aec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a290e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd82c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd78ea {
  color: #cd78ea;
}
Background
.bg-cd78ea {
  background-color: #cd78ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd78ea {
  border: 2px solid #cd78ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd78ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 120 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 73% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd78ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd78ea, #ea78ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd78ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 120 234 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 3.68 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 4.69 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.02 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.50 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 7.95 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.22 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 11.06 #328715 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#cd78ea  rgb(205, 120, 234)  hsl(285, 73%, 69%)  Heliotrope
#95ea78  rgb(149, 234, 120)  hsl(105, 73%, 69%)  Light Green
#eacd78  rgb(234, 205, 120)  hsl(45, 73%, 69%)  Buff
#78eacd  rgb(120, 234, 205)  hsl(165, 73%, 69%)  Aquamarine