#a256d6

Color #a256d6

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 8.87 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a256d6

RGB

rgb(162, 86, 214)

HSL

hsl(275.6, 61%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.6, 59.8%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.3%, 59.8%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(50.91, 53.39, -53.65)

LCH

lch(50.91, 75.69, 314.86)

OKLCH

oklch(60%, 0.1948, 309.08)

HWB

hwb(275.6, 33.7%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ad656

Analogous

#6256d6

#a256d6

#d656ca

Triadic

#a256d6

#d6a256

#56d6a2

Split-complementary

#a256d6

#cad656

#56d662

Tetradic

#a256d6

#d6568a

#8ad656

#56d6a2

Square

#a256d6

#d66256

#8ad656

#56cad6

Shades

Color #a256d6 mixed toward black.

#8b31c9

#6f27a1

#541d79

#381350

#1c0a28

Tints

Color #a256d6 mixed toward white.

#b172dd

#c18ee4

#d0aaeb

#e0c7f1

#efe3f8

Tones

Color #a256d6 mixed toward gray.

#a061cb

#9e6bc1

#9c76b6

#9a81ab

#988ba1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8887c1 · ΔE 16.7

Deuteranopia

#8c90bb · ΔE 19.7

Tritanopia

#9faea9 · ΔE 33.2

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 28.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a256d6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a256d6]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a256d6 (#a256d6) is rgb(162, 86, 214) in RGB.

No, #a256d6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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