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#C66AEF

#c66aef ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c66aef is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 41.57% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.15% cyan, 55.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 281.5°, with 80.61% saturation and 67.65% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 4.96.

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Relative luminance0.2855

Complementary

  1. #c66aef
  2. #93ef6a

Split complementary

  1. #c66aef
  2. #d6ef6a
  3. #6aef84

Analogous

  1. #846aef
  2. #c66aef
  3. #ef6ad6

Triadic

  1. #c66aef
  2. #efc66a
  3. #6aefc6

Tetradic

  1. #c66aef
  2. #ef6a93
  3. #93ef6a
  4. #6aefc6

Square

  1. #c66aef
  2. #ef846a
  3. #93ef6a
  4. #6ad6ef

Monochromatic

  1. #7e13ad
  2. #ac25e8
  3. #c66aef
  4. #e0aff6
  5. #f8edfd

Shades

#c66aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c66aef
  2. #b25fd7
  3. #9e55bf
  4. #8b4aa7
  5. #77408f
  6. #633578
  7. #4f2a60
  8. #3b2048
  9. #281530
  10. #140b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#c66aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c66aef
  2. #cc79f1
  3. #d188f2
  4. #d797f4
  5. #dda6f5
  6. #e3b5f7
  7. #e8c3f9
  8. #eed2fa
  9. #f4e1fc
  10. #f9f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c66aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c66aef
  2. #bf6ce4
  3. #b86ed9
  4. #b171ce
  5. #aa73c3
  6. #a375b8
  7. #9c77ac
  8. #9579a1
  9. #8e7c96
  10. #877e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a984be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #468cf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6794ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c380a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8c80f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9685ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c478c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c66aef {
  color: #c66aef;
}
Background
.bg-c66aef {
  background-color: #c66aef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c66aef {
  border: 2px solid #c66aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c66aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 106 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 282 81% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c66aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c66aef, #ef6ad6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c66aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 106 239 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 4.96 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.98 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.59 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.05 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.10 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.57 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.61 #399510 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#c66aef  rgb(198, 106, 239)  hsl(282, 81%, 68%)  Heliotrope
#93ef6a  rgb(147, 239, 106)  hsl(102, 81%, 68%)  Inchworm
#efc66a  rgb(239, 198, 106)  hsl(42, 81%, 68%)  Meat Brown
#6aefc6  rgb(106, 239, 198)  hsl(162, 81%, 68%)  Aquamarine