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#CF72EA

#cf72ea ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#cf72ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 44.71% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.54% cyan, 51.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 286.5°, with 74.07% saturation and 68.24% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 7.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 3.47.

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Relative luminance0.3124

Complementary

  1. #cf72ea
  2. #8dea72

Split complementary

  1. #cf72ea
  2. #c9ea72
  3. #72ea93

Analogous

  1. #9372ea
  2. #cf72ea
  3. #ea72c9

Triadic

  1. #cf72ea
  2. #eacf72
  3. #72eacf

Tetradic

  1. #cf72ea
  2. #ea728d
  3. #8dea72
  4. #72eacf

Square

  1. #cf72ea
  2. #ea9372
  3. #8dea72
  4. #72c9ea

Monochromatic

  1. #8919aa
  2. #b82fe0
  3. #cf72ea
  4. #e6b5f4
  5. #f9edfc

Shades

#cf72ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf72ea
  2. #ba67d3
  3. #a65bbb
  4. #9150a4
  5. #7c448c
  6. #683975
  7. #532e5e
  8. #3e2246
  9. #29172f
  10. #150b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf72ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf72ea
  2. #d480ec
  3. #d98eee
  4. #dd9cf0
  5. #e2aaf2
  6. #e7b9f5
  7. #ecc7f7
  8. #f1d5f9
  9. #f5e3fb
  10. #faf1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf72ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf72ea
  2. #c773df
  3. #bf75d5
  4. #b776ca
  5. #af78c0
  6. #a879b5
  7. #a07aaa
  8. #987ca0
  9. #907d95
  10. #887f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b18abe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b92ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #789be7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cf84a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9886ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a28ce8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf7dc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf72ea {
  color: #cf72ea;
}
Background
.bg-cf72ea {
  background-color: #cf72ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf72ea {
  border: 2px solid #cf72ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf72ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 114 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 287 74% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf72ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf72ea, #ea72c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf72ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 114 234 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 3.47 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.69 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.48 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 6.88 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 7.93 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 8.26 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.91 #308d15 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#cf72ea  rgb(207, 114, 234)  hsl(287, 74%, 68%)  Heliotrope
#8dea72  rgb(141, 234, 114)  hsl(107, 74%, 68%)  Light Green
#eacf72  rgb(234, 207, 114)  hsl(47, 74%, 68%)  Buff
#72eacf  rgb(114, 234, 207)  hsl(167, 74%, 68%)  Turquoise