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#A656D6

#a656d6 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a656d6 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 33.73% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.43% cyan, 59.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 277.5°, with 60.95% saturation and 58.82% 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 4.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.09.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1962

Complementary

  1. #a656d6
  2. #86d656

Split complementary

  1. #a656d6
  2. #c6d656
  3. #56d666

Analogous

  1. #6656d6
  2. #a656d6
  3. #d656c6

Triadic

  1. #a656d6
  2. #d6a656
  3. #56d6a6

Tetradic

  1. #a656d6
  2. #d65686
  3. #86d656
  4. #56d6a6

Square

  1. #a656d6
  2. #d66656
  3. #86d656
  4. #56c6d6

Monochromatic

  1. #551d76
  2. #812cb4
  3. #a656d6
  4. #c694e5
  5. #e7d1f4

Shades

#a656d6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a656d6
  2. #954dc1
  3. #8545ab
  4. #743c96
  5. #643480
  6. #532b6b
  7. #422256
  8. #321a40
  9. #21112b
  10. #110915
  11. #000000

Tints

#a656d6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a656d6
  2. #af67da
  3. #b878de
  4. #c189e2
  5. #ca9ae6
  6. #d3abeb
  7. #dbbbef
  8. #e4ccf3
  9. #edddf7
  10. #f6eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a656d6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a656d6
  2. #a25acd
  3. #9e5ec5
  4. #9b63bc
  5. #9767b4
  6. #936bab
  7. #8f6fa2
  8. #8b739a
  9. #887891
  10. #847c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e6ea7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2577da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #497cd3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a06e8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #706bd8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #796fd4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a265af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a656d6 {
  color: #a656d6;
}
Background
.bg-a656d6 {
  background-color: #a656d6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a656d6 {
  border: 2px solid #a656d6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a656d6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 86 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 61% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a656d6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a656d6, #d656c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a656d6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 86 214 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.09 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.53 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.21 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.73 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.29 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.37 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.42 #59a929 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a656d6  rgb(166, 86, 214)  hsl(278, 61%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#86d656  rgb(134, 214, 86)  hsl(98, 61%, 59%)  Pastel Green
#d6a656  rgb(214, 166, 86)  hsl(38, 61%, 59%)  Indian Yellow
#56d6a6  rgb(86, 214, 166)  hsl(158, 61%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine