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#C466EA

#c466ea ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c466ea is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 40% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.24% cyan, 56.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 282.73°, with 75.86% saturation and 65.88% 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 6.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.42.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.2718

Complementary

  1. #c466ea
  2. #8cea66

Split complementary

  1. #c466ea
  2. #ceea66
  3. #66ea82

Analogous

  1. #8266ea
  2. #c466ea
  3. #ea66ce

Triadic

  1. #c466ea
  2. #eac466
  3. #66eac4

Tetradic

  1. #c466ea
  2. #ea668c
  3. #8cea66
  4. #66eac4

Square

  1. #c466ea
  2. #ea8266
  3. #8cea66
  4. #66ceea

Monochromatic

  1. #7916a1
  2. #aa23e1
  3. #c466ea
  4. #dea9f3
  5. #f8edfc

Shades

#c466ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c466ea
  2. #b05cd3
  3. #9d52bb
  4. #8947a4
  5. #763d8c
  6. #623375
  7. #4e295e
  8. #3b1f46
  9. #27142f
  10. #140a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#c466ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c466ea
  2. #ca75ec
  3. #d085ee
  4. #d694f0
  5. #dca3f2
  6. #e2b3f5
  7. #e7c2f7
  8. #edd1f9
  9. #f3e0fb
  10. #f9f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c466ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c466ea
  2. #bd69df
  3. #b66bd5
  4. #b06eca
  5. #a970c0
  6. #a273b5
  7. #9b76aa
  8. #9478a0
  9. #8e7b95
  10. #877d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a780ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4389ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6591e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c17c9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a7ced ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9582e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c274c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c466ea {
  color: #c466ea;
}
Background
.bg-c466ea {
  background-color: #c466ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c466ea {
  border: 2px solid #c466ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c466ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 102 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 283 76% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c466ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c466ea, #ea66ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c466ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 102 234 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.42 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.90 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 6.36 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.10 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.42 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.37 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.40 #3b9915 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c466ea  rgb(196, 102, 234)  hsl(283, 76%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#8cea66  rgb(140, 234, 102)  hsl(103, 76%, 66%)  Pastel Green
#eac466  rgb(234, 196, 102)  hsl(43, 76%, 66%)  Meat Brown
#66eac4  rgb(102, 234, 196)  hsl(163, 76%, 66%)  Aquamarine