Exploring the Color #A56CE6

#A56CE6 sits at 268° on the color wheel, placing it in the violet family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 71% saturation and 66% lightness, it reads as a richly saturated, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 165, 108, 230 produces a 5.89:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #A56CE6 is a clear variant of CSS orchid — about 56 units away from #DA70D6. Designers reach for violet hues at this saturation when the brief calls for bold, immediate signal, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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