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#A956BD

#a956bd ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#a956bd is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 33.73% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.58% cyan, 54.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 288.35°, with 43.83% saturation and 53.92% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.28.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1876

Complementary

  1. #a956bd
  2. #6abd56

Split complementary

  1. #a956bd
  2. #9dbd56
  3. #56bd75

Analogous

  1. #7556bd
  2. #a956bd
  3. #bd569d

Triadic

  1. #a956bd
  2. #bda956
  3. #56bda9

Tetradic

  1. #a956bd
  2. #bd566a
  3. #6abd56
  4. #56bda9

Square

  1. #a956bd
  2. #bd7556
  3. #6abd56
  4. #569dbd

Monochromatic

  1. #4d2258
  2. #7e388f
  3. #a956bd
  4. #c58dd2
  5. #e1c4e8

Shades

#a956bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a956bd
  2. #984daa
  3. #874597
  4. #763c84
  5. #653471
  6. #552b5f
  7. #44224c
  8. #331a39
  9. #221126
  10. #110913
  11. #000000

Tints

#a956bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a956bd
  2. #b267c4
  3. #ba78ca
  4. #c389d1
  5. #cb9ad7
  6. #d4abde
  7. #ddbbe5
  8. #e5cceb
  9. #eeddf2
  10. #f6eef8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a956bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a956bd
  2. #a55ab7
  3. #a15eb1
  4. #9d63ab
  5. #9967a5
  6. #956b9f
  7. #906f98
  8. #8c7392
  9. #88788c
  10. #847c86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e6c98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4272c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d7bba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aa6581 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7968bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #826ebb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a95f9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a956bd {
  color: #a956bd;
}
Background
.bg-a956bd {
  background-color: #a956bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a956bd {
  border: 2px solid #a956bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a956bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 86 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 44% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a956bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a956bd, #bd569d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a956bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 86 189 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.28 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 4.34 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.10 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.22 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.28 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.40 #9678b6 Purple Mountain Majesty ΔE 10.75 #56a942 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a956bd  rgb(169, 86, 189)  hsl(288, 44%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#6abd56  rgb(106, 189, 86)  hsl(108, 44%, 54%)  Mantis
#bda956  rgb(189, 169, 86)  hsl(48, 44%, 54%)  Vegas Gold
#56bda9  rgb(86, 189, 169)  hsl(168, 44%, 54%)  Light Sea Green