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#E178FA

#e178fa ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e178fa is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 47.06% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 288.46°, with 92.86% saturation and 72.55% 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 8.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 1.46.

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Relative luminance0.3634

Complementary

  1. #e178fa
  2. #91fa78

Split complementary

  1. #e178fa
  2. #d2fa78
  3. #78faa0

Analogous

  1. #a078fa
  2. #e178fa
  3. #fa78d2

Triadic

  1. #e178fa
  2. #fae178
  3. #78fae1

Tetradic

  1. #e178fa
  2. #fa7891
  3. #91fa78
  4. #78fae1

Square

  1. #e178fa
  2. #faa078
  3. #91fa78
  4. #78d2fa

Monochromatic

  1. #ab08d1
  2. #d12ef7
  3. #e178fa
  4. #f1c2fd
  5. #fbebfe

Shades

#e178fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e178fa
  2. #cb6ce1
  3. #b460c8
  4. #9e54af
  5. #874896
  6. #713c7d
  7. #5a3064
  8. #44244b
  9. #2d1832
  10. #170c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#e178fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e178fa
  2. #e486fb
  3. #e793fb
  4. #eaa1fc
  5. #edaefc
  6. #f0bcfd
  7. #f3c9fd
  8. #f6d7fe
  9. #f9e4fe
  10. #fcf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e178fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e178fa
  2. #d779ee
  3. #ce7ae2
  4. #c47ad5
  5. #ba7bc9
  6. #b17cbd
  7. #a77db1
  8. #9d7ea5
  9. #937e98
  10. #8a7f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bf93cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #609bfe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81a6f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e28bae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a48efd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b096f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e284d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e178fa {
  color: #e178fa;
}
Background
.bg-e178fa {
  background-color: #e178fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e178fa {
  border: 2px solid #e178fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e178fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 120 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 93% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e178fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e178fa, #fa78d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e178fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 120 250 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 1.46 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 4.55 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 4.78 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.80 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.97 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.99 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.99 #1e8705 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#e178fa  rgb(225, 120, 250)  hsl(288, 93%, 73%)  Heliotrope
#91fa78  rgb(145, 250, 120)  hsl(108, 93%, 73%)  Mint Green
#fae178  rgb(250, 225, 120)  hsl(48, 93%, 73%)  Jasmine
#78fae1  rgb(120, 250, 225)  hsl(168, 93%, 73%)  Aquamarine