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#E280FF

#e280ff ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#e280ff is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 50.2% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 11.37% cyan, 49.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 286.3°, with 100% saturation and 75.1% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 2.69.

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Web safe#cc99ff
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Relative luminance0.3883

Complementary

  1. #e280ff
  2. #9dff80

Split complementary

  1. #e280ff
  2. #ddff80
  3. #80ffa3

Analogous

  1. #a380ff
  2. #e280ff
  3. #ff80dd

Triadic

  1. #e280ff
  2. #ffe280
  3. #80ffe2

Tetradic

  1. #e280ff
  2. #ff809d
  3. #9dff80
  4. #80ffe2

Square

  1. #e280ff
  2. #ffa380
  3. #9dff80
  4. #80ddff

Monochromatic

  1. #b100e6
  2. #d134ff
  3. #e280ff
  4. #f3cdff
  5. #faebff

Shades

#e280ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e280ff
  2. #cb73e6
  3. #b566cc
  4. #9e5ab3
  5. #884d99
  6. #714080
  7. #5a3366
  8. #44264d
  9. #2d1a33
  10. #170d1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e280ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e280ff
  2. #e58dff
  3. #e899ff
  4. #eba6ff
  5. #eeb3ff
  6. #f1c0ff
  7. #f3ccff
  8. #f6d9ff
  9. #f9e6ff
  10. #fcf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e280ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e280ff
  2. #d880f2
  3. #ce80e6
  4. #c580d9
  5. #bb80cc
  6. #b180c0
  7. #a780b3
  8. #9d80a6
  9. #948099
  10. #8a808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c299d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #68a1ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #86abfc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e292b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a795ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b29bfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e28bd6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e280ff {
  color: #e280ff;
}
Background
.bg-e280ff {
  background-color: #e280ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e280ff {
  border: 2px solid #e280ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e280ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 128 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 100% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e280ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e280ff, #ff80dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e280ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 128 255 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 2.69 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 4.36 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 4.78 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.96 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.26 #dda0dd Plum ΔE 11.02 #e0b0ff Mauve ΔE 11.17 #1d7f00 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#e280ff  rgb(226, 128, 255)  hsl(286, 100%, 75%)  Heliotrope
#9dff80  rgb(157, 255, 128)  hsl(106, 100%, 75%)  Mint Green
#ffe280  rgb(255, 226, 128)  hsl(46, 100%, 75%)  Jasmine
#80ffe2  rgb(128, 255, 226)  hsl(166, 100%, 75%)  Aquamarine