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#CE72FD

#ce72fd ≈ Heliotrope

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#ce72fd is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 44.71% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.58% cyan, 54.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 279.71°, with 97.2% saturation and 71.96% 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 2.94.

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Relative luminance0.3225

Complementary

  1. #ce72fd
  2. #a1fd72

Split complementary

  1. #ce72fd
  2. #e7fd72
  3. #72fd88

Analogous

  1. #8872fd
  2. #ce72fd
  3. #fd72e7

Triadic

  1. #ce72fd
  2. #fdce72
  3. #72fdce

Tetradic

  1. #ce72fd
  2. #fd72a1
  3. #a1fd72
  4. #72fdce

Square

  1. #ce72fd
  2. #fd8872
  3. #a1fd72
  4. #72e7fd

Monochromatic

  1. #8d03d3
  2. #b427fc
  3. #ce72fd
  4. #e8bdfe
  5. #f8ebff

Shades

#ce72fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce72fd
  2. #b967e4
  3. #a55bca
  4. #9050b1
  5. #7c4498
  6. #67397f
  7. #522e65
  8. #3e224c
  9. #291733
  10. #150b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce72fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce72fd
  2. #d380fd
  3. #d88efd
  4. #dd9cfe
  5. #e2aafe
  6. #e7b9fe
  7. #ebc7fe
  8. #f0d5fe
  9. #f5e3ff
  10. #faf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce72fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce72fd
  2. #c673f1
  3. #be75e4
  4. #b776d8
  5. #af78cb
  6. #a779bf
  7. #9f7ab2
  8. #977ca6
  9. #907d99
  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 #b18cc9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4b95ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b9cf9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c98aad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9288ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d8dfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb81d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce72fd {
  color: #ce72fd;
}
Background
.bg-ce72fd {
  background-color: #ce72fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce72fd {
  border: 2px solid #ce72fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce72fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 114 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 97% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce72fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce72fd, #fd72e7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce72fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 114 253 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 2.94 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.46 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.58 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.37 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.58 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.40 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.13 #318d02 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#ce72fd  rgb(206, 114, 253)  hsl(280, 97%, 72%)  Heliotrope
#a1fd72  rgb(161, 253, 114)  hsl(100, 97%, 72%)  Inchworm
#fdce72  rgb(253, 206, 114)  hsl(40, 97%, 72%)  Topaz
#72fdce  rgb(114, 253, 206)  hsl(160, 97%, 72%)  Aquamarine