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#C56AE1

#c56ae1 ≈ Floral Lavender

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c56ae1 is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 41.57% green and 88.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.44% cyan, 52.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 285.88°, with 66.48% saturation and 64.9% 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 6.52:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Floral Lavender (#b57edc), ΔE 5.53.

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Relative luminance0.2761

Complementary

  1. #c56ae1
  2. #86e16a

Split complementary

  1. #c56ae1
  2. #c2e16a
  3. #6ae189

Analogous

  1. #896ae1
  2. #c56ae1
  3. #e16ac2

Triadic

  1. #c56ae1
  2. #e1c56a
  3. #6ae1c5

Tetradic

  1. #c56ae1
  2. #e16a86
  3. #86e16a
  4. #6ae1c5

Square

  1. #c56ae1
  2. #e1896a
  3. #86e16a
  4. #6ac2e1

Monochromatic

  1. #781e94
  2. #ac2bd4
  3. #c56ae1
  4. #deaaee
  5. #f7e9fb

Shades

#c56ae1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c56ae1
  2. #b15fcb
  3. #9e55b4
  4. #8a4a9e
  5. #764087
  6. #633571
  7. #4f2a5a
  8. #3b2044
  9. #27152d
  10. #140b17
  11. #000000

Tints

#c56ae1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c56ae1
  2. #cb79e4
  3. #d188e7
  4. #d697ea
  5. #dca6ed
  6. #e2b5f0
  7. #e8c3f3
  8. #eed2f6
  9. #f3e1f9
  10. #f9f0fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c56ae1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c56ae1
  2. #be6cd7
  3. #b76ece
  4. #b071c4
  5. #a973ba
  6. #a375b1
  7. #9c77a7
  8. #95799d
  9. #8e7c93
  10. #877e8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a882b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5189e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f92de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c57c9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f7ee3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9984df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c575bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c56ae1 {
  color: #c56ae1;
}
Background
.bg-c56ae1 {
  background-color: #c56ae1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c56ae1 {
  border: 2px solid #c56ae1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c56ae1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 106 225;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 66% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c56ae1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c56ae1, #e16ac2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c56ae1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 106 225 / 0.35);
}

#b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 5.53 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 5.58 #ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.60 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 5.86 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.60 #ee82ee Violet ΔE 9.32 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.82 #3a951e Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Floral Lavender
#c56ae1  rgb(197, 106, 225)  hsl(286, 66%, 65%)  Floral Lavender
#86e16a  rgb(134, 225, 106)  hsl(106, 66%, 65%)  Pastel Green
#e1c56a  rgb(225, 197, 106)  hsl(46, 66%, 65%)  Buff
#6ae1c5  rgb(106, 225, 197)  hsl(166, 66%, 65%)  Turquoise