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#A656D2

#a656d2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a656d2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 33.73% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.95% cyan, 59.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 278.71°, with 57.94% saturation and 58.04% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.9.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1942

Complementary

  1. #a656d2
  2. #82d256

Split complementary

  1. #a656d2
  2. #c0d256
  3. #56d268

Analogous

  1. #6856d2
  2. #a656d2
  3. #d256c0

Triadic

  1. #a656d2
  2. #d2a656
  3. #56d2a6

Tetradic

  1. #a656d2
  2. #d25682
  3. #82d256
  4. #56d2a6

Square

  1. #a656d2
  2. #d26856
  3. #82d256
  4. #56c0d2

Monochromatic

  1. #541e71
  2. #802ead
  3. #a656d2
  4. #c692e2
  5. #e6cff2

Shades

#a656d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a656d2
  2. #954dbd
  3. #8545a8
  4. #743c93
  5. #64347e
  6. #532b69
  7. #422254
  8. #321a3f
  9. #21112a
  10. #110915
  11. #000000

Tints

#a656d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a656d2
  2. #af67d7
  3. #b878db
  4. #c189e0
  5. #ca9ae4
  6. #d3abe9
  7. #dbbbed
  8. #e4ccf2
  9. #edddf6
  10. #f6eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a656d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a656d2
  2. #a25aca
  3. #9e5ec2
  4. #9b63b9
  5. #9767b1
  6. #936ba9
  7. #8f6fa1
  8. #8b7399
  9. #887890
  10. #847c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e6da5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b76d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d7ccf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a16d8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #726bd4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b6ed0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a364ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a656d2 {
  color: #a656d2;
}
Background
.bg-a656d2 {
  background-color: #a656d2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a656d2 {
  border: 2px solid #a656d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a656d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 86 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 58% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a656d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a656d2, #d256c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a656d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 86 210 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.90 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.48 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.63 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.97 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.27 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.60 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.55 #59a92d Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a656d2  rgb(166, 86, 210)  hsl(279, 58%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#82d256  rgb(130, 210, 86)  hsl(99, 58%, 58%)  Pastel Green
#d2a656  rgb(210, 166, 86)  hsl(39, 58%, 58%)  Indian Yellow
#56d2a6  rgb(86, 210, 166)  hsl(159, 58%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine