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#C666EA

#c666ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c666ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 40% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.38% cyan, 56.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 283.64°, with 75.86% saturation and 65.88% 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 6.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.54.

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Relative luminance0.2745

Complementary

  1. #c666ea
  2. #8aea66

Split complementary

  1. #c666ea
  2. #ccea66
  3. #66ea84

Analogous

  1. #8466ea
  2. #c666ea
  3. #ea66cc

Triadic

  1. #c666ea
  2. #eac666
  3. #66eac6

Tetradic

  1. #c666ea
  2. #ea668a
  3. #8aea66
  4. #66eac6

Square

  1. #c666ea
  2. #ea8466
  3. #8aea66
  4. #66ccea

Monochromatic

  1. #7b16a1
  2. #ad23e1
  3. #c666ea
  4. #dfa9f3
  5. #f8edfc

Shades

#c666ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c666ea
  2. #b25cd3
  3. #9e52bb
  4. #8b47a4
  5. #773d8c
  6. #633375
  7. #4f295e
  8. #3b1f46
  9. #28142f
  10. #140a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#c666ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c666ea
  2. #cc75ec
  3. #d185ee
  4. #d794f0
  5. #dda3f2
  6. #e3b3f5
  7. #e8c2f7
  8. #eed1f9
  9. #f4e0fb
  10. #f9f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c666ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c666ea
  2. #bf69df
  3. #b86bd5
  4. #b16eca
  5. #aa70c0
  6. #a373b5
  7. #9c76aa
  8. #9578a0
  9. #8e7b95
  10. #877d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a881ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4489ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6692e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c47c9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c7ded ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9682e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c574c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c666ea {
  color: #c666ea;
}
Background
.bg-c666ea {
  background-color: #c666ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c666ea {
  border: 2px solid #c666ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c666ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 102 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 76% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c666ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c666ea, #ea66cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c666ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 102 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.54 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.63 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.43 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.79 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.73 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.17 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.17 #399915 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c666ea  rgb(198, 102, 234)  hsl(284, 76%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#8aea66  rgb(138, 234, 102)  hsl(104, 76%, 66%)  Pastel Green
#eac666  rgb(234, 198, 102)  hsl(44, 76%, 66%)  Meat Brown
#66eac6  rgb(102, 234, 198)  hsl(164, 76%, 66%)  Aquamarine