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#D879ED

#d879ed ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#d879ed is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 47.45% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.86% cyan, 48.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 289.14°, with 76.32% saturation and 70.2% 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 7.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 2.9.

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Relative luminance0.3439

Complementary

  1. #d879ed
  2. #8eed79

Split complementary

  1. #d879ed
  2. #c8ed79
  3. #79ed9e

Analogous

  1. #9e79ed
  2. #d879ed
  3. #ed79c8

Triadic

  1. #d879ed
  2. #edd879
  3. #79edd8

Tetradic

  1. #d879ed
  2. #ed798e
  3. #8eed79
  4. #79edd8

Square

  1. #d879ed
  2. #ed9e79
  3. #8eed79
  4. #79c8ed

Monochromatic

  1. #9818b5
  2. #c436e4
  3. #d879ed
  4. #ecbcf6
  5. #faedfd

Shades

#d879ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d879ed
  2. #c26dd5
  3. #ad61be
  4. #9755a6
  5. #82498e
  6. #6c3d77
  7. #56305f
  8. #412447
  9. #2b182f
  10. #160c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#d879ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d879ed
  2. #dc86ef
  3. #e094f1
  4. #e4a1f2
  5. #e8aff4
  6. #ecbcf6
  7. #efc9f8
  8. #f3d7fa
  9. #f7e4fb
  10. #fbf2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d879ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d879ed
  2. #cf7ae2
  3. #c67ad7
  4. #be7bcc
  5. #b57cc1
  6. #ac7db7
  7. #a37dac
  8. #9a7ea1
  9. #927f96
  10. #897f8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b891c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6698f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82a2ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d989a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a18cef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab93eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d983c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d879ed {
  color: #d879ed;
}
Background
.bg-d879ed {
  background-color: #d879ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d879ed {
  border: 2px solid #d879ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d879ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 121 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 289 76% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d879ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d879ed, #ed79c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d879ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 121 237 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 2.90 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 4.32 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 4.66 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 6.06 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.38 #ff66cc Rose Pink ΔE 10.13 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 10.41 #278612 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#d879ed  rgb(216, 121, 237)  hsl(289, 76%, 70%)  Heliotrope
#8eed79  rgb(142, 237, 121)  hsl(109, 76%, 70%)  Light Green
#edd879  rgb(237, 216, 121)  hsl(49, 76%, 70%)  Buff
#79edd8  rgb(121, 237, 216)  hsl(169, 76%, 70%)  Turquoise