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#C656D5

#c656d5 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c656d5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.04% cyan, 59.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 292.91°, with 60.19% saturation and 58.63% 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 5.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2347

Complementary

  1. #c656d5
  2. #65d556

Split complementary

  1. #c656d5
  2. #a5d556
  3. #56d587

Analogous

  1. #8756d5
  2. #c656d5
  3. #d556a5

Triadic

  1. #c656d5
  2. #d5c656
  3. #56d5c6

Tetradic

  1. #c656d5
  2. #d55665
  3. #65d556
  4. #56d5c6

Square

  1. #c656d5
  2. #d58756
  3. #65d556
  4. #56a5d5

Monochromatic

  1. #6b1d75
  2. #a22cb2
  3. #c656d5
  4. #db93e4
  5. #efd1f3

Shades

#c656d5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c656d5
  2. #b24dc0
  3. #9e45aa
  4. #8b3c95
  5. #773480
  6. #632b6b
  7. #4f2255
  8. #3b1a40
  9. #28112b
  10. #140915
  11. #000000

Tints

#c656d5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c656d5
  2. #cc67d9
  3. #d178dd
  4. #d789e2
  5. #dd9ae6
  6. #e3abea
  7. #e8bbee
  8. #eeccf2
  9. #f4ddf7
  10. #f9eefb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c656d5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c656d5
  2. #bf5acd
  3. #b85ec4
  4. #b163bc
  5. #aa67b3
  6. #a36bab
  7. #9c6fa2
  8. #95739a
  9. #8e7891
  10. #877c89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a375ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e7dd9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #678ad2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c9698e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a6fd7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9778d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c862af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c656d5 {
  color: #c656d5;
}
Background
.bg-c656d5 {
  background-color: #c656d5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c656d5 {
  border: 2px solid #c656d5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c656d5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 86 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 293 60% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c656d5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c656d5, #d556a5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c656d5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 86 213 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.36 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 7.44 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.66 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.85 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.85 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.32 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.36 #39a92a Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c656d5  rgb(198, 86, 213)  hsl(293, 60%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#65d556  rgb(101, 213, 86)  hsl(113, 60%, 59%)  Pastel Green
#d5c656  rgb(213, 198, 86)  hsl(53, 60%, 59%)  Straw
#56d5c6  rgb(86, 213, 198)  hsl(173, 60%, 59%)  Turquoise