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#C46EEE

#c46eee ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c46eee is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 43.14% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.65% cyan, 53.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 280.31°, with 79.01% saturation and 68.24% 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 6.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 4.89.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.2906

Complementary

  1. #c46eee
  2. #98ee6e

Split complementary

  1. #c46eee
  2. #d8ee6e
  3. #6eee84

Analogous

  1. #846eee
  2. #c46eee
  3. #ee6ed8

Triadic

  1. #c46eee
  2. #eec46e
  3. #6eeec4

Tetradic

  1. #c46eee
  2. #ee6e98
  3. #98ee6e
  4. #6eeec4

Square

  1. #c46eee
  2. #ee846e
  3. #98ee6e
  4. #6ed8ee

Monochromatic

  1. #7c14af
  2. #a82ae6
  3. #c46eee
  4. #e0b2f6
  5. #f8edfd

Shades

#c46eee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c46eee
  2. #b063d6
  3. #9d58be
  4. #894da7
  5. #76428f
  6. #623777
  7. #4e2c5f
  8. #3b2147
  9. #271630
  10. #140b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#c46eee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c46eee
  2. #ca7df0
  3. #d08bf1
  4. #d69af3
  5. #dca8f5
  6. #e2b7f7
  7. #e7c5f8
  8. #edd4fa
  9. #f3e2fc
  10. #f9f1fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c46eee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c46eee
  2. #bd70e3
  3. #b672d8
  4. #b073cd
  5. #a975c2
  6. #a277b7
  7. #9b79ac
  8. #947ba1
  9. #8e7c96
  10. #877e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a986be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c8ef2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6995eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c083a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8d82f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9687ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c27bc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c46eee {
  color: #c46eee;
}
Background
.bg-c46eee {
  background-color: #c46eee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c46eee {
  border: 2px solid #c46eee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c46eee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 110 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 79% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c46eee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c46eee, #ee6ed8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c46eee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 110 238 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 4.89 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.21 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.00 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.08 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.00 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.24 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.44 #3b9111 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#c46eee  rgb(196, 110, 238)  hsl(280, 79%, 68%)  Heliotrope
#98ee6e  rgb(152, 238, 110)  hsl(100, 79%, 68%)  Inchworm
#eec46e  rgb(238, 196, 110)  hsl(40, 79%, 68%)  Topaz
#6eeec4  rgb(110, 238, 196)  hsl(160, 79%, 68%)  Aquamarine