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#C166F2

#c166f2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c166f2 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 40% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.25% cyan, 57.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 279°, with 84.34% saturation and 67.45% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. 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 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.13.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.2725

Complementary

  1. #c166f2
  2. #97f266

Split complementary

  1. #c166f2
  2. #ddf266
  3. #66f27b

Analogous

  1. #7b66f2
  2. #c166f2
  3. #f266dd

Triadic

  1. #c166f2
  2. #f2c166
  3. #66f2c1

Tetradic

  1. #c166f2
  2. #f26697
  3. #97f266
  4. #66f2c1

Square

  1. #c166f2
  2. #f27b66
  3. #97f266
  4. #66ddf2

Monochromatic

  1. #780fb0
  2. #a41fec
  3. #c166f2
  4. #deadf8
  5. #f7ecfd

Shades

#c166f2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c166f2
  2. #ae5cda
  3. #9a52c2
  4. #8747a9
  5. #743d91
  6. #613379
  7. #4d2961
  8. #3a1f49
  9. #271430
  10. #130a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#c166f2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c166f2
  2. #c775f3
  3. #cd85f5
  4. #d494f6
  5. #daa3f7
  6. #e0b3f9
  7. #e6c2fa
  8. #ecd1fb
  9. #f3e0fc
  10. #f9f0fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c166f2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c166f2
  2. #bb69e7
  3. #b46bdb
  4. #ae6ed0
  5. #a770c4
  6. #a173b9
  7. #9a76ae
  8. #9478a2
  9. #8d7b97
  10. #877d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a580bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #388af6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c90ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bc7fa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #867df5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9082f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #be76c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c166f2 {
  color: #c166f2;
}
Background
.bg-c166f2 {
  background-color: #c166f2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c166f2 {
  border: 2px solid #c166f2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c166f2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 102 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 84% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c166f2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c166f2, #f266dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c166f2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 102 242 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.13 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.16 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.72 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.38 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.42 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.80 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.84 #3e990d Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c166f2  rgb(193, 102, 242)  hsl(279, 84%, 67%)  Medium Orchid
#97f266  rgb(151, 242, 102)  hsl(99, 84%, 67%)  Inchworm
#f2c166  rgb(242, 193, 102)  hsl(39, 84%, 67%)  Topaz
#66f2c1  rgb(102, 242, 193)  hsl(159, 84%, 67%)  Aquamarine