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C366FF

#C366FF closest to Illicit Purple

#C366FF is a light, vivid purple; the closest named color is Illicit Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 76.5% red, 40.0% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(195, 102, 255)). Its HSL value is 276° hue, 100% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 24% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #C366FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.66:1.

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Variations of #C366FF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C366FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

C366FFA2FF66
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C366FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C366FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 65% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5393FB
  • Protanopia 60% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #258DFF
  • Protanomaly 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6F85FF
  • Deuteranopia 65% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5393FB
  • Deuteranomaly 77% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8286FD
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BB83A9
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C273DD
  • Achromatopsia 55% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #919191
  • Achromatomaly 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9F88B5

#C366FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.15:1 Poor#C366FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.66:1 Good#C366FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C366FF in CSS

/* Illicit Purple */
.color { color: #C366FF; }
.background { background-color: #C366FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C366FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(195 102 255);
color: hsl(276 100% 70%);
color: oklch(0.683 0.225 309.7);

#C366FF FAQ

What color is #C366FF?

#C366FF is a light, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Illicit Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #C366FF?

#C366FF is rgb(195, 102, 255) in RGB, hsl(276, 100%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(24%, 60%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C366FF?

The complementary color of #C366FF is #A2FF66, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C366FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #C366FF: 6.66:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C366FF a warm or cool color?

#C366FF is a cool color.