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#CA6CE6

#ca6ce6 ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#ca6ce6 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 42.35% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.17% cyan, 53.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 286.23°, with 70.93% saturation and 66.27% 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 6.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 4.72.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.2899

Complementary

  1. #ca6ce6
  2. #88e66c

Split complementary

  1. #ca6ce6
  2. #c5e66c
  3. #6ce68d

Analogous

  1. #8d6ce6
  2. #ca6ce6
  3. #e66cc5

Triadic

  1. #ca6ce6
  2. #e6ca6c
  3. #6ce6ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca6ce6
  2. #e66c88
  3. #88e66c
  4. #6ce6ca

Square

  1. #ca6ce6
  2. #e68d6c
  3. #88e66c
  4. #6cc5e6

Monochromatic

  1. #801b9e
  2. #b22bdb
  3. #ca6ce6
  4. #e2adf1
  5. #f9eefc

Shades

#ca6ce6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca6ce6
  2. #b661cf
  3. #a256b8
  4. #8d4ca1
  5. #79418a
  6. #653673
  7. #512b5c
  8. #3d2045
  9. #28162e
  10. #140b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca6ce6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca6ce6
  2. #cf7be9
  3. #d589eb
  4. #da98ee
  5. #dfa7f0
  6. #e5b6f3
  7. #eac4f5
  8. #efd3f8
  9. #f4e2fa
  10. #faf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca6ce6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca6ce6
  2. #c36edc
  3. #bb70d2
  4. #b472c7
  5. #ac74bd
  6. #a576b3
  7. #9e78a9
  8. #967a9f
  9. #8f7c94
  10. #877e8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac85ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #538cea ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7196e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca7e9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9281e8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d87e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca77c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca6ce6 {
  color: #ca6ce6;
}
Background
.bg-ca6ce6 {
  background-color: #ca6ce6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca6ce6 {
  border: 2px solid #ca6ce6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca6ce6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 108 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 71% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca6ce6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca6ce6, #e66cc5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca6ce6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 108 230 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 4.72 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.16 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.62 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.60 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.37 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 9.28 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.50 #359319 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#ca6ce6  rgb(202, 108, 230)  hsl(286, 71%, 66%)  Heliotrope
#88e66c  rgb(136, 230, 108)  hsl(106, 71%, 66%)  Pastel Green
#e6ca6c  rgb(230, 202, 108)  hsl(46, 71%, 66%)  Buff
#6ce6ca  rgb(108, 230, 202)  hsl(166, 71%, 66%)  Turquoise