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#CF72FF

#cf72ff ≈ Heliotrope

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#cf72ff is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 44.71% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.82% cyan, 55.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 279.57°, 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 7.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 2.86.

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Relative luminance0.3252

Complementary

  1. #cf72ff
  2. #a2ff72

Split complementary

  1. #cf72ff
  2. #e9ff72
  3. #72ff88

Analogous

  1. #8872ff
  2. #cf72ff
  3. #ff72e9

Triadic

  1. #cf72ff
  2. #ffcf72
  3. #72ffcf

Tetradic

  1. #cf72ff
  2. #ff72a2
  3. #a2ff72
  4. #72ffcf

Square

  1. #cf72ff
  2. #ff8872
  3. #a2ff72
  4. #72e9ff

Monochromatic

  1. #8e00d8
  2. #b525ff
  3. #cf72ff
  4. #e9beff
  5. #f8ebff

Shades

#cf72ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf72ff
  2. #ba67e6
  3. #a65bcc
  4. #9150b3
  5. #7c4499
  6. #683980
  7. #532e66
  8. #3e224d
  9. #291733
  10. #150b1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf72ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf72ff
  2. #d480ff
  3. #d98eff
  4. #dd9cff
  5. #e2aaff
  6. #e7b9ff
  7. #ecc7ff
  8. #f1d5ff
  9. #f5e3ff
  10. #faf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf72ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf72ff
  2. #c773f2
  3. #bf75e6
  4. #b776d9
  5. #af78cc
  6. #a879c0
  7. #a07ab3
  8. #987ca6
  9. #907d99
  10. #887f8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b28ccb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4996ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b9dfb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca8aae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9389ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d8efd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc81d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf72ff {
  color: #cf72ff;
}
Background
.bg-cf72ff {
  background-color: #cf72ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf72ff {
  border: 2px solid #cf72ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf72ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 114 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 100% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf72ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf72ff, #ff72e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf72ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 114 255 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 2.86 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.70 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.75 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.38 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 8.50 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.62 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.10 #308d00 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#cf72ff  rgb(207, 114, 255)  hsl(280, 100%, 72%)  Heliotrope
#a2ff72  rgb(162, 255, 114)  hsl(100, 100%, 72%)  Inchworm
#ffcf72  rgb(255, 207, 114)  hsl(40, 100%, 72%)  Topaz
#72ffcf  rgb(114, 255, 207)  hsl(160, 100%, 72%)  Aquamarine