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#C166E4

#c166e4 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#c166e4 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 40% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.35% cyan, 55.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 283.33°, with 70% saturation and 64.71% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.76.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2644

Complementary

  1. #c166e4
  2. #89e466

Split complementary

  1. #c166e4
  2. #c8e466
  3. #66e482

Analogous

  1. #8266e4
  2. #c166e4
  3. #e466c8

Triadic

  1. #c166e4
  2. #e4c166
  3. #66e4c1

Tetradic

  1. #c166e4
  2. #e46689
  3. #89e466
  4. #66e4c1

Square

  1. #c166e4
  2. #e48266
  3. #89e466
  4. #66c8e4

Monochromatic

  1. #741b96
  2. #a626d7
  3. #c166e4
  4. #dba7ef
  5. #f6e8fb

Shades

#c166e4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c166e4
  2. #ae5ccd
  3. #9a52b6
  4. #8747a0
  5. #743d89
  6. #613372
  7. #4d295b
  8. #3a1f44
  9. #27142e
  10. #130a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#c166e4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c166e4
  2. #c775e7
  3. #cd85e9
  4. #d494ec
  5. #daa3ef
  6. #e0b3f2
  7. #e6c2f4
  8. #ecd1f7
  9. #f3e0fa
  10. #f9f0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c166e4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c166e4
  2. #bb69da
  3. #b46bd0
  4. #ae6ec6
  5. #a770bc
  6. #a173b2
  7. #9a76a8
  8. #94789e
  9. #8d7b94
  10. #877d8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a47fb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4687e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #668fe1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf7b9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #897be6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9381e2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c073bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c166e4 {
  color: #c166e4;
}
Background
.bg-c166e4 {
  background-color: #c166e4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c166e4 {
  border: 2px solid #c166e4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c166e4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 102 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 70% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c166e4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c166e4, #e466c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c166e4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 102 228 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.76 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.13 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.59 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.97 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.76 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.03 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.83 #3e991b Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c166e4  rgb(193, 102, 228)  hsl(283, 70%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#89e466  rgb(137, 228, 102)  hsl(103, 70%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#e4c166  rgb(228, 193, 102)  hsl(43, 70%, 65%)  Meat Brown
#66e4c1  rgb(102, 228, 193)  hsl(163, 70%, 65%)  Medium Aquamarine