#c668dd Color Information

#c668dd Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #c668dd. In RGB, it consists of 77.6% Red, 40.8% Green, and 86.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 10.4% Cyan, 52.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 288.2°, with saturation of 63.2% and lightness of 63.7%. The decimal value for #c668dd is 13002973, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc66cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #c668dd is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#c668dd Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color198, 104, 221 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color77.6%, 40.8%, 86.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.224, 0.592, 0.133 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.104, 0.529, 0, 0.133 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color288.2°, 63.2%, 63.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color288.2°, 52.9%, 86.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color41.290, 27.127, 71.466 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color198, 104, 221 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13002973 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color59.092, 55.010, -44.343 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)59.092, 70.657, 321.128 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color59.092, 39.504, -76.720 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color52.083, 50.363, -44.896 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.295, 0.194, 27.127 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291193053 / 0xffc668dd Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc66cc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #c668dd

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #c668dd, its pure hue is 288.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 63.2%, and its lightness is 63.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #c668dd, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #190d1c to #ad5bc1.

Tints of #c668dd

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #c668dd, its pure hue is 288.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 63.2%, and its lightness is 63.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #c668dd, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #cd7be1 to #f8ecfb.

Tones of #c668dd

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #c668dd, its pure hue is 288.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 63.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #c668dd, which range from #a3a3a3 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #db46ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #c668dd

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #c668dd! For #c668dd, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #c668dd. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #c668dd

This color, #c668dd, consists of 77.6% Red, 40.8% Green, and 86.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 198, Green = 104, Blue = 221. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #c668dd is 10.4% Cyan, 52.9% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 13.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R77.6%
C10.4%
G40.8%
M52.9%
B86.7%
Y0.0%
K13.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 198 104 221
Octal 306 150 335
Hexa #c6 #68 #dd
Binary 11000110 01101000 11011101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 10 52 0 13
Octal 12 64 0 15
Hexa #0a #34 #00 #0d
Binary 00001010 00110100 00000000 00001101

Analogous Colors of #c668dd

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #c668dd — which has hue 288.2° — its analogous colors are located at 258.2° and 318.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c668dd.

Triadic Colors of #c668dd

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #c668dd — which has hue 288.2° — its triadic colors are located at 48.2° and 288.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c668dd.

Complementary Color of #c668dd

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #c668dd — which has hue 288.2° — its complementary color is located at 108.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c668dd.

Split Complementary Colors of #c668dd

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #c668dd — which has hue 288.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 78.2° and 288.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c668dd.

Tetradic Colors of #c668dd

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #c668dd — which has hue 288.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 198.2°, 288.2°, 18.2°, and 108.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #c668dd.

Monochromatic Colors of #c668dd

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #c668dd, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #9440a8 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e8abf7 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #c668dd

We want to make getting started with #c668dd on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #c668dd into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #c668dd can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #c668dd with other HTML elements.

#c668dd Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #c668dd.
<span style="color: #c668dd;">The color of this text is #c668dd.</span>

#c668dd Background Color

The background color for this text is #c668dd.
<div style="background-color: #c668dd; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #c668dd.</div>

#c668dd Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #c668dd.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #c668dd;">This color for the shadow of this text is #c668dd.</span>

#c668dd Border Color

This is a div with border color #c668dd.
<div style="border: #c668dd 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #c668dd.</div>

#c668dd Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #c668dd on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c668dd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c668dd on a white background.</div></div>

#c668dd Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #c668dd on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #c668dd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #c668dd on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #c668dd to White

This is a gradient from #c668dd to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c668dd,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c668dd,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c668dd,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c668dd,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c668dd to white.</div>

Gradient from #c668dd to Black

This is a gradient from #c668dd to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#c668dd,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#c668dd,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#c668dd,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#c668dd,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #c668dd to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #c668dd

In addition to using #c668dd on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #c668dd in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #c668dd, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 198, Green = 104, Blue = 221). If you need details about the color coordinates of #c668dd in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #c668dd
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(198, 104, 221)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #c668dd; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #c668dd; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #c668dd; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(198, 104, 221);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#c668dd")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:198, green:104, blue:221, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:198 green:104 blue:221 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(198f, 104f, 221f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(198, 104, 221);
 

#c668dd Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #c668dd the same way. For those with color blindness, #c668dd might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #c668dd looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #c668dd is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #c668dd looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #c668dd will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #c668dd is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.3:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #c668dd would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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