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#C656FA

#c656fa ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c656fa is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 33.73% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.8% cyan, 65.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 280.98°, with 94.25% saturation and 65.88% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.79.

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Relative luminance0.2556

Complementary

  1. #c656fa
  2. #8afa56

Split complementary

  1. #c656fa
  2. #dcfa56
  3. #56fa74

Analogous

  1. #7456fa
  2. #c656fa
  3. #fa56dc

Triadic

  1. #c656fa
  2. #fac656
  3. #56fac6

Tetradic

  1. #c656fa
  2. #fa568a
  3. #8afa56
  4. #56fac6

Square

  1. #c656fa
  2. #fa7456
  3. #8afa56
  4. #56dcfa

Monochromatic

  1. #7b05b2
  2. #ad0cf8
  3. #c656fa
  4. #dfa0fc
  5. #f8ebfe

Shades

#c656fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c656fa
  2. #b24de1
  3. #9e45c8
  4. #8b3caf
  5. #773496
  6. #632b7d
  7. #4f2264
  8. #3b1a4b
  9. #281132
  10. #140919
  11. #000000

Tints

#c656fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c656fa
  2. #cc67fb
  3. #d178fb
  4. #d789fc
  5. #dd9afc
  6. #e3abfd
  7. #e8bbfd
  8. #eeccfe
  9. #f4ddfe
  10. #f9eeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c656fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c656fa
  2. #bf5aee
  3. #b85ee2
  4. #b163d5
  5. #aa67c9
  6. #a36bbd
  7. #9c6fb1
  8. #9573a5
  9. #8e7898
  10. #877c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a679c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0085ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b8df6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c177a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8175fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8d7bf8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c36bcb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c656fa {
  color: #c656fa;
}
Background
.bg-c656fa {
  background-color: #c656fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c656fa {
  border: 2px solid #c656fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c656fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 86 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 94% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c656fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c656fa, #fa56dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c656fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 86 250 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.79 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.69 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.32 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.32 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.71 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.39 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.52 #39a905 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c656fa  rgb(198, 86, 250)  hsl(281, 94%, 66%)  Medium Orchid
#8afa56  rgb(138, 250, 86)  hsl(101, 94%, 66%)  Lawn Green
#fac656  rgb(250, 198, 86)  hsl(41, 94%, 66%)  Saffron
#56fac6  rgb(86, 250, 198)  hsl(161, 94%, 66%)  Aquamarine