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#A656D8

#a656d8 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a656d8 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 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.15% cyan, 60.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 276.92°, with 62.5% saturation and 59.22% 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 4.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.22.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1972

Complementary

  1. #a656d8
  2. #88d856

Split complementary

  1. #a656d8
  2. #c9d856
  3. #56d865

Analogous

  1. #6556d8
  2. #a656d8
  3. #d856c9

Triadic

  1. #a656d8
  2. #d8a656
  3. #56d8a6

Tetradic

  1. #a656d8
  2. #d85688
  3. #88d856
  4. #56d8a6

Square

  1. #a656d8
  2. #d86556
  3. #88d856
  4. #56c9d8

Monochromatic

  1. #551c79
  2. #812ab7
  3. #a656d8
  4. #c794e6
  5. #e7d2f5

Shades

#a656d8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a656d8
  2. #954dc2
  3. #8545ad
  4. #743c97
  5. #643482
  6. #532b6c
  7. #422256
  8. #321a41
  9. #21112b
  10. #110916
  11. #000000

Tints

#a656d8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a656d8
  2. #af67dc
  3. #b878e0
  4. #c189e4
  5. #ca9ae8
  6. #d3abec
  7. #dbbbef
  8. #e4ccf3
  9. #edddf7
  10. #f6eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a656d8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a656d8
  2. #a25acf
  3. #9e5ec6
  4. #9b63be
  5. #9767b5
  6. #936bac
  7. #8f6fa3
  8. #8b739a
  9. #887892
  10. #847c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e6ea8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2177dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #477cd5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f6f8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #706bda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #796fd6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a266b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a656d8 {
  color: #a656d8;
}
Background
.bg-a656d8 {
  background-color: #a656d8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a656d8 {
  border: 2px solid #a656d8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a656d8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 86 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 63% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a656d8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a656d8, #d856c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a656d8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 86 216 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.22 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.59 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 7.50 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 7.62 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.16 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.44 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 10.22 #59a927 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a656d8  rgb(166, 86, 216)  hsl(277, 63%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#88d856  rgb(136, 216, 86)  hsl(97, 63%, 59%)  Pastel Green
#d8a656  rgb(216, 166, 86)  hsl(37, 63%, 59%)  Indian Yellow
#56d8a6  rgb(86, 216, 166)  hsl(157, 63%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine