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#C656FF

#c656ff ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c656ff is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 33.73% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.35% cyan, 66.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 279.76°, with 100% saturation and 66.86% 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 6.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.44.

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Relative luminance0.2588

Complementary

  1. #c656ff
  2. #8fff56

Split complementary

  1. #c656ff
  2. #e4ff56
  3. #56ff71

Analogous

  1. #7156ff
  2. #c656ff
  3. #ff56e4

Triadic

  1. #c656ff
  2. #ffc656
  3. #56ffc6

Tetradic

  1. #c656ff
  2. #ff568f
  3. #8fff56
  4. #56ffc6

Square

  1. #c656ff
  2. #ff7156
  3. #8fff56
  4. #56e4ff

Monochromatic

  1. #7d00bc
  2. #ac09ff
  3. #c656ff
  4. #e0a2ff
  5. #f8ebff

Shades

#c656ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c656ff
  2. #b24de6
  3. #9e45cc
  4. #8b3cb3
  5. #773499
  6. #632b80
  7. #4f2266
  8. #3b1a4d
  9. #281133
  10. #14091a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c656ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c656ff
  2. #cc67ff
  3. #d178ff
  4. #d789ff
  5. #dd9aff
  6. #e3abff
  7. #e8bbff
  8. #eeccff
  9. #f4ddff
  10. #f9eeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c656ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c656ff
  2. #bf5af2
  3. #b85ee6
  4. #b163d9
  5. #aa67cc
  6. #a36bc0
  7. #9c6fb3
  8. #9573a6
  9. #8e7899
  10. #877c8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a679c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0086ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #458dfb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf79a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f75ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8c7bfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c26ccf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c656ff {
  color: #c656ff;
}
Background
.bg-c656ff {
  background-color: #c656ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c656ff {
  border: 2px solid #c656ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c656ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 86 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 100% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c656ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c656ff, #ff56e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c656ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 86 255 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.44 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.71 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.48 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.48 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.79 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.71 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.74 #39a900 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c656ff  rgb(198, 86, 255)  hsl(280, 100%, 67%)  Medium Orchid
#8fff56  rgb(143, 255, 86)  hsl(100, 100%, 67%)  Lawn Green
#ffc656  rgb(255, 198, 86)  hsl(40, 100%, 67%)  Saffron
#56ffc6  rgb(86, 255, 198)  hsl(160, 100%, 67%)  Aquamarine