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#CB6DEC

#cb6dec ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#cb6dec is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 42.75% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.98% cyan, 53.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 284.41°, with 76.97% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 4.08.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.2969

Complementary

  1. #cb6dec
  2. #8eec6d

Split complementary

  1. #cb6dec
  2. #ceec6d
  3. #6dec8c

Analogous

  1. #8c6dec
  2. #cb6dec
  3. #ec6dce

Triadic

  1. #cb6dec
  2. #eccb6d
  3. #6deccb

Tetradic

  1. #cb6dec
  2. #ec6d8e
  3. #8eec6d
  4. #6deccb

Square

  1. #cb6dec
  2. #ec8c6d
  3. #8eec6d
  4. #6dceec

Monochromatic

  1. #8416aa
  2. #b329e3
  3. #cb6dec
  4. #e3b1f5
  5. #f9edfd

Shades

#cb6dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb6dec
  2. #b762d4
  3. #a257bd
  4. #8e4ca5
  5. #7a418e
  6. #663776
  7. #512c5e
  8. #3d2147
  9. #29162f
  10. #140b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb6dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb6dec
  2. #d07cee
  3. #d58af0
  4. #db99f2
  5. #e0a7f4
  6. #e5b6f6
  7. #eac5f7
  8. #efd3f9
  9. #f5e2fb
  10. #faf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb6dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb6dec
  2. #c46fe1
  3. #bc71d6
  4. #b573cc
  5. #ad75c1
  6. #a677b6
  7. #9e78ab
  8. #977aa0
  9. #8f7c96
  10. #887e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad86be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #508ef0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f97e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca81a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9282ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c88ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca79c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb6dec {
  color: #cb6dec;
}
Background
.bg-cb6dec {
  background-color: #cb6dec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb6dec {
  border: 2px solid #cb6dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb6dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 109 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 77% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb6dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb6dec, #ec6dce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb6dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 109 236 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 4.08 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.71 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.74 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.17 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 8.31 #ff77ff Fuchsia Pink ΔE 9.03 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.47 #349213 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#cb6dec  rgb(203, 109, 236)  hsl(284, 77%, 68%)  Heliotrope
#8eec6d  rgb(142, 236, 109)  hsl(104, 77%, 68%)  Light Green
#eccb6d  rgb(236, 203, 109)  hsl(44, 77%, 68%)  Jasmine
#6deccb  rgb(109, 236, 203)  hsl(164, 77%, 68%)  Aquamarine