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#C660FA

#c660fa ≈ Heliotrope

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c660fa is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 37.65% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.8% cyan, 61.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 279.74°, with 93.9% saturation and 67.84% 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 Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 6.23.

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Relative luminance0.2727

Complementary

  1. #c660fa
  2. #94fa60

Split complementary

  1. #c660fa
  2. #e1fa60
  3. #60fa79

Analogous

  1. #7960fa
  2. #c660fa
  3. #fa60e1

Triadic

  1. #c660fa
  2. #fac660
  3. #60fac6

Tetradic

  1. #c660fa
  2. #fa6094
  3. #94fa60
  4. #60fac6

Square

  1. #c660fa
  2. #fa7960
  3. #94fa60
  4. #60e1fa

Monochromatic

  1. #7e06bb
  2. #ab16f8
  3. #c660fa
  4. #e1aafc
  5. #f8ebfe

Shades

#c660fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c660fa
  2. #b256e1
  3. #9e4dc8
  4. #8b43af
  5. #773a96
  6. #63307d
  7. #4f2664
  8. #3b1d4b
  9. #281332
  10. #140a19
  11. #000000

Tints

#c660fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c660fa
  2. #cc70fb
  3. #d180fb
  4. #d790fc
  5. #dda0fc
  6. #e3b0fd
  7. #e8bffd
  8. #eecffe
  9. #f4dffe
  10. #f9efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c660fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c660fa
  2. #bf63ee
  3. #b866e2
  4. #b16ad5
  5. #aa6dc9
  6. #a370bd
  7. #9c73b1
  8. #9576a5
  9. #8e7a98
  10. #877d8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a87fc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e89ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5591f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c07da5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #857bfd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9080f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c373cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c660fa {
  color: #c660fa;
}
Background
.bg-c660fa {
  background-color: #c660fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c660fa {
  border: 2px solid #c660fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c660fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 96 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 94% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c660fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c660fa, #fa60e1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c660fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 96 250 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 6.23 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.51 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.11 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.85 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.85 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.05 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.39 #399f05 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#c660fa  rgb(198, 96, 250)  hsl(280, 94%, 68%)  Heliotrope
#94fa60  rgb(148, 250, 96)  hsl(100, 94%, 68%)  Lawn Green
#fac660  rgb(250, 198, 96)  hsl(40, 94%, 68%)  Topaz
#60fac6  rgb(96, 250, 198)  hsl(160, 94%, 68%)  Aquamarine