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#C656D2

#c656d2 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c656d2 is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 33.73% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.71% cyan, 59.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 294.19°, with 57.94% saturation and 58.04% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2331

Complementary

  1. #c656d2
  2. #62d256

Split complementary

  1. #c656d2
  2. #a0d256
  3. #56d288

Analogous

  1. #8856d2
  2. #c656d2
  3. #d256a0

Triadic

  1. #c656d2
  2. #d2c656
  3. #56d2c6

Tetradic

  1. #c656d2
  2. #d25662
  3. #62d256
  4. #56d2c6

Square

  1. #c656d2
  2. #d28856
  3. #62d256
  4. #56a0d2

Monochromatic

  1. #691e71
  2. #a12ead
  3. #c656d2
  4. #da92e2
  5. #efcff2

Shades

#c656d2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c656d2
  2. #b24dbd
  3. #9e45a8
  4. #8b3c93
  5. #77347e
  6. #632b69
  7. #4f2254
  8. #3b1a3f
  9. #28112a
  10. #140915
  11. #000000

Tints

#c656d2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c656d2
  2. #cc67d7
  3. #d178db
  4. #d789e0
  5. #dd9ae4
  6. #e3abe9
  7. #e8bbed
  8. #eeccf2
  9. #f4ddf6
  10. #f9eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c656d2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c656d2
  2. #bf5aca
  3. #b85ec2
  4. #b163b9
  5. #aa67b1
  6. #a36ba9
  7. #9c6fa1
  8. #957399
  9. #8e7890
  10. #877c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a375a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #407cd6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6989cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9688c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b6fd4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9778d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c861ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c656d2 {
  color: #c656d2;
}
Background
.bg-c656d2 {
  background-color: #c656d2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c656d2 {
  border: 2px solid #c656d2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c656d2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 86 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 294 58% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c656d2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c656d2, #d256a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c656d2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 86 210 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.51 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.35 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.78 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.05 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.05 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.50 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.59 #39a92d Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c656d2  rgb(198, 86, 210)  hsl(294, 58%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#62d256  rgb(98, 210, 86)  hsl(114, 58%, 58%)  Lime Green
#d2c656  rgb(210, 198, 86)  hsl(54, 58%, 58%)  Straw
#56d2c6  rgb(86, 210, 198)  hsl(174, 58%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise