purplecoolCC0 survey name

Heliotrope #D94FF5

Heliotrope is a mid-tone, vivid cool color (#D94FF5; HSL 290° 89% 64%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “heliotrope”.

Use cases: Creative accents · Royal themes

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Families: Purples · Lilac Colors · Violet Colors · Magenta Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#D94FF5
RGBrgb(217, 79, 245)
HSLhsl(290, 89%, 64%)
HSVhsv(290, 68%, 96%)
OKLCHoklch(67.85% 0.254 320.4)
OKLaboklab(67.85% 0.1956 -0.1618)
CMYKcmyk(11.4%, 67.8%, 0%, 3.9%)
XYZxyz(47.8907, 26.9387, 89.0456)
CIE-LABlab(58.9, 74.9, -57.9)
CIE-LCHlch(58.9, 94.7, 322.3°)
Luminance0.269 (WCAG relative)
/* Heliotrope */ --heliotrope: #d94ff5; color: #d94ff5; background-color: #d94ff5;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: heliotrope.

Collections: Vibrant Colors · Neon Colors

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)

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Shades (toward black)

#c148da #aa41bf #933ba5 #7d348b #672d73 #53265b #3f1f45 #2c182f #1a0f1b #000000

Tints (toward white)

#df65f6 #e479f8 #e98bf9 #ed9cfa #f1adfb #f5befc #f8cefd #fbdffe #fdeffe #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#d259eb #cc62e0 #c56ad6 #be70cb #b776c1 #af7cb7 #a781ac #9f86a2 #978a98 #8e8e8e

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#D94FF5
#6BF54F
#d94ff5 #6bf54f

Analogous

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#864FF5
#D94FF5
#F54FBE
#864ff5 #d94ff5 #f54fbe

Triadic

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#D94FF5
#F5D94F
#4FF5D9
#d94ff5 #f5d94f #4ff5d9

Tetradic

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#D94FF5
#F5864F
#6BF54F
#4FBEF5
#d94ff5 #f5864f #6bf54f #4fbef5

Square

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#D94FF5
#F5864F
#6BF54F
#4FBEF5
#d94ff5 #f5864f #6bf54f #4fbef5

Split Complementary

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#D94FF5
#BEF54F
#4FF586
#d94ff5 #bef54f #4ff586

Monochromatic

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#A00BBF
#CC15F2
#D94FF5
#E689F8
#F2C3FC
#a00bbf #cc15f2 #d94ff5 #e689f8 #f2c3fc

Accessibility & contrast

3.29
#D94FF5 on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓
6.39
#D94FF5 on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on heliotrope

6.39
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0384FA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F93F1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA6D9D

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Bright Lilac #C95EFB3.31
Bright Lavender #C760FF4.03
Pink Purple #EF1DE75.14
Magenta #FF00FF5.38
Fuchsia #FF00FF5.38
Purple Pink #D725DE6.25

Colors that go with heliotrope

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Vibrant Purple #AD03DE
1.7:1
Same hue family as heliotrope (Δh 3°) — guaranteed harmony
Darkblue #00008B
4.7:1
Warm/cool bridge (Δh 50°) — adds depth without tension
Gold #FFD700
2.3:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈121°) — balanced three-way contrast
Electric Lime #A8FF04
2.7:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈151°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Fresh Green #69D84F
1.8:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈179°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.