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#E478FA

#e478fa ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#e478fa is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 47.06% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.8% cyan, 52% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 289.85°, 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 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 1.82.

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Relative luminance0.3683

Complementary

  1. #e478fa
  2. #8efa78

Split complementary

  1. #e478fa
  2. #cffa78
  3. #78faa3

Analogous

  1. #a378fa
  2. #e478fa
  3. #fa78cf

Triadic

  1. #e478fa
  2. #fae478
  3. #78fae4

Tetradic

  1. #e478fa
  2. #fa788e
  3. #8efa78
  4. #78fae4

Square

  1. #e478fa
  2. #faa378
  3. #8efa78
  4. #78cffa

Monochromatic

  1. #af08d1
  2. #d52ef7
  3. #e478fa
  4. #f3c2fd
  5. #fbebfe

Shades

#e478fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e478fa
  2. #cd6ce1
  3. #b660c8
  4. #a054af
  5. #894896
  6. #723c7d
  7. #5b3064
  8. #44244b
  9. #2e1832
  10. #170c19
  11. #000000

Tints

#e478fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e478fa
  2. #e786fb
  3. #e993fb
  4. #eca1fc
  5. #efaefc
  6. #f2bcfd
  7. #f4c9fd
  8. #f7d7fe
  9. #fae4fe
  10. #fcf2ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e478fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e478fa
  2. #da79ee
  3. #d07ae2
  4. #c67ad5
  5. #bc7bc9
  6. #b27cbd
  7. #a87db1
  8. #9e7ea5
  9. #947e98
  10. #8a7f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c194cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #619cfe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #83a7f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e68aae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a68ffd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b297f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e583d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e478fa {
  color: #e478fa;
}
Background
.bg-e478fa {
  background-color: #e478fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e478fa {
  border: 2px solid #e478fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e478fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 120 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 93% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e478fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e478fa, #fa78cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e478fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 120 250 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 1.82 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 4.14 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 4.26 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.74 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.38 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.94 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.94 #1b8705 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#e478fa  rgb(228, 120, 250)  hsl(290, 93%, 73%)  Heliotrope
#8efa78  rgb(142, 250, 120)  hsl(110, 93%, 73%)  Mint Green
#fae478  rgb(250, 228, 120)  hsl(50, 93%, 73%)  Jasmine
#78fae4  rgb(120, 250, 228)  hsl(170, 93%, 73%)  Turquoise Blue