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#A56BEC

#a56bec ≈ Medium Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a56bec is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.71% red, 41.96% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.08% cyan, 54.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 266.98°, with 77.25% saturation and 67.25% 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 5.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Purple (#9370db), ΔE 4.13.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2457

Complementary

  1. #a56bec
  2. #b2ec6b

Split complementary

  1. #a56bec
  2. #ece66b
  3. #71ec6b

Analogous

  1. #6b71ec
  2. #a56bec
  3. #e66bec

Triadic

  1. #a56bec
  2. #eca56b
  3. #6beca5

Tetradic

  1. #a56bec
  2. #ec6bb2
  3. #b2ec6b
  4. #6beca5

Square

  1. #a56bec
  2. #ec6b71
  3. #b2ec6b
  4. #6bece6

Monochromatic

  1. #5816a8
  2. #7c27e3
  3. #a56bec
  4. #ceaff5
  5. #f4edfd

Shades

#a56bec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a56bec
  2. #9560d4
  3. #8456bd
  4. #744ba5
  5. #63408e
  6. #533676
  7. #422b5e
  8. #322047
  9. #21152f
  10. #110b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#a56bec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a56bec
  2. #ae7aee
  3. #b789f0
  4. #c097f2
  5. #c9a6f4
  6. #d2b5f6
  7. #dbc4f7
  8. #e4d3f9
  9. #ede1fb
  10. #f6f0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a56bec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a56bec
  2. #a16de1
  3. #9e6fd6
  4. #9a71cc
  5. #9673c1
  6. #9376b6
  7. #8f78ab
  8. #8b7aa0
  9. #877c96
  10. #847e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #947db9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3887f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d87e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9784a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #747def ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a7dea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9d7bc4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a56bec {
  color: #a56bec;
}
Background
.bg-a56bec {
  background-color: #a56bec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a56bec {
  border: 2px solid #a56bec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a56bec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 165 107 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 77% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a56bec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a56bec, #e66bec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a56bec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(165 107 236 / 0.35);
}

#9370db Medium Purple ΔE 4.13 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.34 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 7.12 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.73 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.93 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 10.45 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.70 #5a9413 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Purple
#a56bec  rgb(165, 107, 236)  hsl(267, 77%, 67%)  Medium Purple
#b2ec6b  rgb(178, 236, 107)  hsl(87, 77%, 67%)  Inchworm
#eca56b  rgb(236, 165, 107)  hsl(27, 77%, 67%)  Sandy Brown
#6beca5  rgb(107, 236, 165)  hsl(147, 77%, 67%)  Medium Spring Green