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#C966FF

#c966ff ≈ Heliotrope

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c966ff is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 40% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.18% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 278.82°, with 100% saturation and 70% 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 6.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 5.05.

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Relative luminance0.2914

Complementary

  1. #c966ff
  2. #9cff66

Split complementary

  1. #c966ff
  2. #e9ff66
  3. #66ff7c

Analogous

  1. #7c66ff
  2. #c966ff
  3. #ff66e9

Triadic

  1. #c966ff
  2. #ffc966
  3. #66ffc9

Tetradic

  1. #c966ff
  2. #ff669c
  3. #9cff66
  4. #66ffc9

Square

  1. #c966ff
  2. #ff7c66
  3. #9cff66
  4. #66e9ff

Monochromatic

  1. #8400cc
  2. #ae1aff
  3. #c966ff
  4. #e4b3ff
  5. #f8ebff

Shades

#c966ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c966ff
  2. #b55ce6
  3. #a152cc
  4. #8d47b3
  5. #793d99
  6. #653380
  7. #502966
  8. #3c1f4d
  9. #281433
  10. #140a1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c966ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c966ff
  2. #ce75ff
  3. #d485ff
  4. #d994ff
  5. #dfa3ff
  6. #e4b3ff
  7. #e9c2ff
  8. #efd1ff
  9. #f4e0ff
  10. #faf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c966ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c966ff
  2. #c269f2
  3. #ba6be6
  4. #b36ed9
  5. #ac70cc
  6. #a573c0
  7. #9d76b3
  8. #9678a6
  9. #8f7b99
  10. #877d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab83c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b8eff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5995fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c383a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8880ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9485fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c578d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c966ff {
  color: #c966ff;
}
Background
.bg-c966ff {
  background-color: #c966ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c966ff {
  border: 2px solid #c966ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c966ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 102 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 100% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c966ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c966ff, #ff66e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c966ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 102 255 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.05 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.68 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.81 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.81 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.18 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.18 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.20 #369900 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#c966ff  rgb(201, 102, 255)  hsl(279, 100%, 70%)  Heliotrope
#9cff66  rgb(156, 255, 102)  hsl(99, 100%, 70%)  Chartreuse
#ffc966  rgb(255, 201, 102)  hsl(39, 100%, 70%)  Topaz
#66ffc9  rgb(102, 255, 201)  hsl(159, 100%, 70%)  Aquamarine