#c256bd

Color #c256bd

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 9.08 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-500 #e12afb · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c256bd

RGB

rgb(194, 86, 189)

HSL

hsl(302.8, 47%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(302.8, 55.7%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 55.7%, 2.6%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(53.82, 56.64, -34.45)

LCH

lch(53.82, 66.29, 328.69)

OKLCH

oklch(62.6%, 0.1853, 329.34)

HWB

hwb(302.8, 33.7%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#56c25b

Analogous

#9156c2

#c256bd

#c25687

Triadic

#c256bd

#bdc256

#56bdc2

Split-complementary

#c256bd

#87c256

#56c291

Tetradic

#c256bd

#c25b56

#56c25b

#56bdc2

Square

#c256bd

#c29156

#56c25b

#5687c2

Shades

Color #c256bd mixed toward black.

#ab3ea6

#893185

#672564

#451943

#220c21

Tints

Color #c256bd mixed toward white.

#cc72c8

#d68ed3

#e1aade

#ebc7e9

#f5e3f4

Tones

Color #c256bd mixed toward gray.

#b95fb5

#b068ad

#a771a4

#9e7a9c

#958394

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.36:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9eab · ΔE 25.4

Deuteranopia

#a4aba7 · ΔE 29.8

Tritanopia

#be9b97 · ΔE 27.8

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 26.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c256bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c256bd]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#c256bd (#c256bd) is rgb(194, 86, 189) in RGB.

No, #c256bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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