ColorTool
Log in
#CC6AFA

#cc6afa ≈ Heliotrope

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#cc6afa is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 41.57% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.4% cyan, 57.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 280.83°, with 93.51% saturation and 69.8% 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 7.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Heliotrope (#df73ff), ΔE 3.96.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc66ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3005

Complementary

  1. #cc6afa
  2. #98fa6a

Split complementary

  1. #cc6afa
  2. #e0fa6a
  3. #6afa84

Analogous

  1. #846afa
  2. #cc6afa
  3. #fa6ae0

Triadic

  1. #cc6afa
  2. #facc6a
  3. #6afacc

Tetradic

  1. #cc6afa
  2. #fa6a98
  3. #98fa6a
  4. #6afacc

Square

  1. #cc6afa
  2. #fa846a
  3. #98fa6a
  4. #6ae0fa

Monochromatic

  1. #8807c4
  2. #b320f8
  3. #cc6afa
  4. #e5b4fc
  5. #f8ebfe

Shades

#cc6afa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc6afa
  2. #b85fe1
  3. #a355c8
  4. #8f4aaf
  5. #7a4096
  6. #66357d
  7. #522a64
  8. #3d204b
  9. #291532
  10. #140b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc6afa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc6afa
  2. #d179fb
  3. #d688fb
  4. #db97fc
  5. #e0a6fc
  6. #e6b5fd
  7. #ebc3fd
  8. #f0d2fe
  9. #f5e1fe
  10. #faf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc6afa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc6afa
  2. #c46cee
  3. #bd6ee2
  4. #b571d5
  5. #ae73c9
  6. #a675bd
  7. #9e77b1
  8. #9779a5
  9. #8f7c98
  10. #887e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae86c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e90ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6497f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c883a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e82fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9988f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c97ace ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-cc6afa {
  color: #cc6afa;
}
Background
.bg-cc6afa {
  background-color: #cc6afa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc6afa {
  border: 2px solid #cc6afa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc6afa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 106 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 94% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc6afa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc6afa, #fa6ae0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc6afa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 106 250 / 0.35);
}

#df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 3.96 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.92 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.63 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.91 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.14 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.14 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.38 #339505 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Heliotrope
#cc6afa  rgb(204, 106, 250)  hsl(281, 94%, 70%)  Heliotrope
#98fa6a  rgb(152, 250, 106)  hsl(101, 94%, 70%)  Inchworm
#facc6a  rgb(250, 204, 106)  hsl(41, 94%, 70%)  Topaz
#6afacc  rgb(106, 250, 204)  hsl(161, 94%, 70%)  Aquamarine