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#E16FF9

#e16ff9 ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e16ff9 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 43.53% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 9.64% cyan, 55.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 289.57°, with 92% saturation and 70.59% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 1.24.

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Relative luminance0.3422

Complementary

  1. #e16ff9
  2. #87f96f

Split complementary

  1. #e16ff9
  2. #ccf96f
  3. #6ff99c

Analogous

  1. #9c6ff9
  2. #e16ff9
  3. #f96fcc

Triadic

  1. #e16ff9
  2. #f9e16f
  3. #6ff9e1

Tetradic

  1. #e16ff9
  2. #f96f87
  3. #87f96f
  4. #6ff9e1

Square

  1. #e16ff9
  2. #f99c6f
  3. #87f96f
  4. #6fccf9

Monochromatic

  1. #a608c7
  2. #d226f6
  3. #e16ff9
  4. #f0b8fc
  5. #fbebfe

Shades

#e16ff9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e16ff9
  2. #cb64e0
  3. #b459c7
  4. #9e4eae
  5. #874395
  6. #71387d
  7. #5a2c64
  8. #44214b
  9. #2d1632
  10. #170b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#e16ff9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e16ff9
  2. #e47dfa
  3. #e78cfa
  4. #ea9afb
  5. #eda9fb
  6. #f0b7fc
  7. #f3c5fd
  8. #f6d4fd
  9. #f9e2fe
  10. #fcf1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e16ff9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e16ff9
  2. #d771ed
  3. #ce72e1
  4. #c474d5
  5. #ba76c9
  6. #b178bd
  7. #a779b0
  8. #9d7ba4
  9. #937d98
  10. #8a7e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bd8ec9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5496fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7ba2f5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e283aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a088fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad91f7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e27cce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e16ff9 {
  color: #e16ff9;
}
Background
.bg-e16ff9 {
  background-color: #e16ff9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e16ff9 {
  border: 2px solid #e16ff9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e16ff9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 111 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 92% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e16ff9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e16ff9, #f96fcc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e16ff9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 111 249 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 1.24 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 5.40 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.53 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 5.65 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.26 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.44 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.44 #1e9006 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#e16ff9  rgb(225, 111, 249)  hsl(290, 92%, 71%)  Heliotrope
#87f96f  rgb(135, 249, 111)  hsl(110, 92%, 71%)  Mint Green
#f9e16f  rgb(249, 225, 111)  hsl(50, 92%, 71%)  Jasmine
#6ff9e1  rgb(111, 249, 225)  hsl(170, 92%, 71%)  Turquoise Blue