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#A656FF closest to Orion Nebula

#A656FF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Orion Nebula. In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 33.7% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(166, 86, 255)). Its HSL value is 268° hue, 100% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 35% cyan, 66% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #A656FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.40:1.

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Variations of #A656FF

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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#A656FF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

A656FFAFFF56
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Split complementary

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

A656FFFFFA565BFF56
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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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#A656FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A656FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 64% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0080FB
  • Protanopia 65% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0080FF
  • Protanomaly 72% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4877FF
  • Deuteranopia 64% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0080FB
  • Deuteranomaly 76% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #5D75FD
  • Tritanopia 64% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #937DA4
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A168DB
  • Achromatopsia 52% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #818181
  • Achromatomaly 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8B78AC

#A656FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.89:1 Poor#A656FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.40:1 Good#A656FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A656FF in CSS

/* Orion Nebula */
.color { color: #A656FF; }
.background { background-color: #A656FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A656FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(166 86 255);
color: hsl(268 100% 67%);
color: oklch(0.631 0.239 301.5);

#A656FF FAQ

What color is #A656FF?

#A656FF is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Orion Nebula. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A656FF?

#A656FF is rgb(166, 86, 255) in RGB, hsl(268, 100%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(35%, 66%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A656FF?

The complementary color of #A656FF is #AFFF56, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A656FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #A656FF: 5.40:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A656FF a warm or cool color?

#A656FF is a cool color.