Close to Heliotrope
#C166EE
#C166EE is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Heliotrope. In RGB it’s made of 75.7% red, 40% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 280°, with 80% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #C166EE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
3.28:1 AA LargeBlack text on this color
6.40:1 AAThis color as text on white
3.28:1 AA LargeThis color as text on black
6.40:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #C166EE as they’d see it.
#C166EE in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #C166EE
What color is #C166EE?
#C166EE is a light, vivid purple, close to the color Heliotrope. In RGB it’s made of 75.7% red, 40% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 280°, with 80% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #C166EE in RGB?
#C166EE is rgb(193, 102, 238): 193 red, 102 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #C166EE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(19, 57, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #C166EE?
PANTONE Purple C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #C166EE?
Its complement #3DA20A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.