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#A656D4 closest to Legendary Lavender

#A656D4 is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Legendary Lavender. In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 33.7% green and 83.1% blue (rgb(166, 86, 212)). Its HSL value is 278° hue, 59% saturation and 58% lightness, and in CMYK it is 22% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. #A656D4 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.90:1.

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Variations of #A656D4

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A656D4 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A656D4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A656D4 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 70% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #4B7CD1
  • Protanopia 66% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #2876D8
  • Protanomaly 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6070D6
  • Deuteranopia 70% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4B7CD1
  • Deuteranomaly 80% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7071D2
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A06D8D
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A560B8
  • Achromatopsia 61% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7A7A7A
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #877297

#A656D4 contrast checker

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4.28:1 Poor#A656D4 text on white
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AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.90:1 Good#A656D4 text on black
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AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A656D4 in CSS

/* Legendary Lavender */
.color { color: #A656D4; }
.background { background-color: #A656D4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A656D4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(166 86 212);
color: hsl(278 59% 58%);
color: oklch(0.603 0.194 311.2);

#A656D4 FAQ

What color is #A656D4?

#A656D4 is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Legendary Lavender. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A656D4?

#A656D4 is rgb(166, 86, 212) in RGB, hsl(278, 59%, 58%) in HSL and cmyk(22%, 59%, 0%, 17%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A656D4?

The complementary color of #A656D4 is #84D456, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A656D4?

Black text has the best contrast on #A656D4: 4.90:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A656D4 a warm or cool color?

#A656D4 is a cool color.