Close to Fuchsia
#A656BC
#A656BC is a mid-tone, muted purple, close to the color Fuchsia. In RGB it’s made of 65.1% red, 33.7% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 287°, with 43% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #A656BC.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.68:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A656BC as they’d see it.
#A656BC in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #A656BC
What color is #A656BC?
#A656BC is a mid-tone, muted purple, close to the color Fuchsia. In RGB it’s made of 65.1% red, 33.7% green, and 73.7% blue. Its hue is 287°, with 43% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #A656BC in RGB?
#A656BC is rgb(166, 86, 188): 166 red, 86 green, and 188 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A656BC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(12, 54, 0, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A656BC?
PANTONE 2567 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #A656BC?
Its complement #338822 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.