What color is Heliotrope?
Heliotrope is a soft, pinkish-purple with a bright, almost glowing violet quality, hex #DF73FF, close to the color of a heliotrope flower in full bloom. The color leans more pink than violet, with enough blue in it to keep it from reading as a warm rose.
What is the meaning of the color Heliotrope?
Named after the heliotrope plant, a fragrant flower known for turning toward the sun, the color entered English usage in the late 19th century as a fashionable descriptor for pinkish-purple dyes. Synthetic aniline dyes of the 1860s and 1870s made this shade producible at scale, and it became associated with refined Victorian dress fabrics. Crayola included Heliotrope in its expanded color sets as early as the mid-20th century, giving the name broader public recognition beyond the botanical world.
What colors go with Heliotrope?
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Conversions & Codes
| Format | Value | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #DF73FF |
color: #DF73FF;
|
| RGB | 223, 115, 255 |
color: rgb(223, 115, 255);
|
| RGB Percentage | 87%, 45%, 100% |
color: rgb(87%, 45%, 100%);
|
| CMYK | 13%, 55%, 0%, 0% | Not supported in CSS |
| HSL | 286°, 100%, 73% |
color: hsl(286, 100%, 73%);
|
| HSV | 286°, 55%, 100% | Not supported in CSS |
| CIE-LAB | 58, 22, -47 |
color: lab(58% 22 -47);
|
| Decimal | 14644223 | Not supported in CSS |
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CSS & Dev Snippets
.heliotrope {
color: #DF73FF;
}
$heliotrope: #DF73FF;
rgb(223, 115, 255)