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#A56AFF

#a56aff ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a56aff is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 41.57% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.29% cyan, 58.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 263.76°, with 100% saturation and 70.78% 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 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 Purple (#9370db), ΔE 5.81.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2553

Complementary

  1. #a56aff
  2. #c4ff6a

Split complementary

  1. #a56aff
  2. #fff06a
  3. #79ff6a

Analogous

  1. #6a79ff
  2. #a56aff
  3. #f06aff

Triadic

  1. #a56aff
  2. #ffa56a
  3. #6affa5

Tetradic

  1. #a56aff
  2. #ff6ac4
  3. #c4ff6a
  4. #6affa5

Square

  1. #a56aff
  2. #ff6a79
  3. #c4ff6a
  4. #6afff0

Monochromatic

  1. #5200d0
  2. #771dff
  3. #a56aff
  4. #d3b6ff
  5. #f3ebff

Shades

#a56aff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a56aff
  2. #955fe6
  3. #8455cc
  4. #744ab3
  5. #634099
  6. #533580
  7. #422a66
  8. #32204d
  9. #211533
  10. #110b1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#a56aff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a56aff
  2. #ae79ff
  3. #b788ff
  4. #c097ff
  5. #c9a6ff
  6. #d2b5ff
  7. #dbc3ff
  8. #e4d2ff
  9. #ede1ff
  10. #f6f0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a56aff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a56aff
  2. #a16cf2
  3. #9e6ee6
  4. #9a71d9
  5. #9673cc
  6. #9375c0
  7. #8f77b3
  8. #8b79a6
  9. #877c99
  10. #847e8d
  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 #967fc4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0d8aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3489fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #918aab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d7fff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #737efd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #997ed2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a56aff {
  color: #a56aff;
}
Background
.bg-a56aff {
  background-color: #a56aff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a56aff {
  border: 2px solid #a56aff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a56aff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 106 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 100% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a56aff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a56aff, #f06aff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a56aff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 106 255 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 5.81 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.62 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.79 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 8.87 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 9.54 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.72 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 11.91 #5a9500 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#a56aff  rgb(165, 106, 255)  hsl(264, 100%, 71%)  Medium Purple
#c4ff6a  rgb(196, 255, 106)  hsl(84, 100%, 71%)  Inchworm
#ffa56a  rgb(255, 165, 106)  hsl(24, 100%, 71%)  Sandy Brown
#6affa5  rgb(106, 255, 165)  hsl(144, 100%, 71%)  Medium Spring Green