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#C966EA

#c966ea ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c966ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 40% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.1% cyan, 56.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 285°, with 75.86% saturation and 65.88% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 6.57:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 5.25.

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Relative luminance0.2786

Complementary

  1. #c966ea
  2. #87ea66

Split complementary

  1. #c966ea
  2. #c9ea66
  3. #66ea87

Analogous

  1. #8766ea
  2. #c966ea
  3. #ea66c9

Triadic

  1. #c966ea
  2. #eac966
  3. #66eac9

Tetradic

  1. #c966ea
  2. #ea6687
  3. #87ea66
  4. #66eac9

Square

  1. #c966ea
  2. #ea8766
  3. #87ea66
  4. #66c9ea

Monochromatic

  1. #7e16a1
  2. #b123e1
  3. #c966ea
  4. #e1a9f3
  5. #f8edfc

Shades

#c966ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c966ea
  2. #b55cd3
  3. #a152bb
  4. #8d47a4
  5. #793d8c
  6. #653375
  7. #50295e
  8. #3c1f46
  9. #28142f
  10. #140a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#c966ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c966ea
  2. #ce75ec
  3. #d485ee
  4. #d994f0
  5. #dfa3f2
  6. #e4b3f5
  7. #e9c2f7
  8. #efd1f9
  9. #f4e0fb
  10. #faf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c966ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c966ea
  2. #c269df
  3. #ba6bd5
  4. #b36eca
  5. #ac70c0
  6. #a573b5
  7. #9d76aa
  8. #9678a0
  9. #8f7b95
  10. #877d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa81bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #458aee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6993e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c87b9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e7ded ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9983e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c873c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c966ea {
  color: #c966ea;
}
Background
.bg-c966ea {
  background-color: #c966ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c966ea {
  border: 2px solid #c966ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c966ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 102 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 76% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c966ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c966ea, #ea66c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c966ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 102 234 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.25 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.77 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 6.33 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.55 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.83 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.83 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.21 #369915 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#c966ea  rgb(201, 102, 234)  hsl(285, 76%, 66%)  Heliotrope
#87ea66  rgb(135, 234, 102)  hsl(105, 76%, 66%)  Pastel Green
#eac966  rgb(234, 201, 102)  hsl(45, 76%, 66%)  Naples Yellow
#66eac9  rgb(102, 234, 201)  hsl(165, 76%, 66%)  Aquamarine