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#A656D1

#a656d1 ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a656d1 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.1% red, 33.73% green and 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.57% cyan, 58.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 279.02°, with 57.21% saturation and 57.84% 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 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1937

Complementary

  1. #a656d1
  2. #81d156

Split complementary

  1. #a656d1
  2. #bfd156
  3. #56d168

Analogous

  1. #6856d1
  2. #a656d1
  3. #d156bf

Triadic

  1. #a656d1
  2. #d1a656
  3. #56d1a6

Tetradic

  1. #a656d1
  2. #d15681
  3. #81d156
  4. #56d1a6

Square

  1. #a656d1
  2. #d16856
  3. #81d156
  4. #56bfd1

Monochromatic

  1. #531e70
  2. #802fac
  3. #a656d1
  4. #c692e1
  5. #e5cef2

Shades

#a656d1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a656d1
  2. #954dbc
  3. #8545a7
  4. #743c92
  5. #64347d
  6. #532b69
  7. #422254
  8. #321a3f
  9. #21112a
  10. #110915
  11. #000000

Tints

#a656d1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a656d1
  2. #af67d6
  3. #b878da
  4. #c189df
  5. #ca9ae3
  6. #d3abe8
  7. #dbbbed
  8. #e4ccf1
  9. #edddf6
  10. #f6eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a656d1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a656d1
  2. #a25ac9
  3. #9e5ec1
  4. #9b63b9
  5. #9767b1
  6. #936ba9
  7. #8f6fa0
  8. #8b7398
  9. #887890
  10. #847c88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e6da4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c76d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d7bce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a16c8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #726ad3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b6ecf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a364ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a656d1 {
  color: #a656d1;
}
Background
.bg-a656d1 {
  background-color: #a656d1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a656d1 {
  border: 2px solid #a656d1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a656d1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 166 86 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 57% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a656d1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a656d1, #d156bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a656d1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(166 86 209 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.87 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 4.49 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 6.48 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.04 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 8.26 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.68 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.49 #59a92e Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a656d1  rgb(166, 86, 209)  hsl(279, 57%, 58%)  Medium Orchid
#81d156  rgb(129, 209, 86)  hsl(99, 57%, 58%)  Mantis
#d1a656  rgb(209, 166, 86)  hsl(39, 57%, 58%)  Indian Yellow
#56d1a6  rgb(86, 209, 166)  hsl(159, 57%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine