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#C466FA

#c466fa ≈ Heliotrope

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c466fa is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 40% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.6% cyan, 59.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 278.11°, with 93.67% saturation and 69.02% 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 6.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 5.73.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.2814

Complementary

  1. #c466fa
  2. #9cfa66

Split complementary

  1. #c466fa
  2. #e6fa66
  3. #66fa7a

Analogous

  1. #7a66fa
  2. #c466fa
  3. #fa66e6

Triadic

  1. #c466fa
  2. #fac466
  3. #66fac4

Tetradic

  1. #c466fa
  2. #fa669c
  3. #9cfa66
  4. #66fac4

Square

  1. #c466fa
  2. #fa7a66
  3. #9cfa66
  4. #66e6fa

Monochromatic

  1. #7d06c1
  2. #a71cf8
  3. #c466fa
  4. #e1b0fc
  5. #f7ebfe

Shades

#c466fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c466fa
  2. #b05ce1
  3. #9d52c8
  4. #8947af
  5. #763d96
  6. #62337d
  7. #4e2964
  8. #3b1f4b
  9. #271432
  10. #140a19
  11. #000000

Tints

#c466fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c466fa
  2. #ca75fb
  3. #d085fb
  4. #d694fc
  5. #dca3fc
  6. #e2b3fd
  7. #e7c2fd
  8. #edd1fe
  9. #f3e0fe
  10. #f9f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c466fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c466fa
  2. #bd69ee
  3. #b66be2
  4. #b06ed5
  5. #a970c9
  6. #a273bd
  7. #9b76b1
  8. #9478a5
  9. #8e7b98
  10. #877d8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a882c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f8cff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5992f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be82a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #867ffd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9083f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c077cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c466fa {
  color: #c466fa;
}
Background
.bg-c466fa {
  background-color: #c466fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c466fa {
  border: 2px solid #c466fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c466fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 102 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 94% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c466fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c466fa, #fa66e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c466fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 102 250 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.73 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.10 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.26 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.88 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.30 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.36 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.62 #3b9905 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#c466fa  rgb(196, 102, 250)  hsl(278, 94%, 69%)  Heliotrope
#9cfa66  rgb(156, 250, 102)  hsl(98, 94%, 69%)  Inchworm
#fac466  rgb(250, 196, 102)  hsl(38, 94%, 69%)  Topaz
#66fac4  rgb(102, 250, 196)  hsl(158, 94%, 69%)  Aquamarine