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#A751DE

#a751de ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a751de is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 31.76% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.77% cyan, 63.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 276.6°, with 68.12% saturation and 59.41% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.8.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.1937

Complementary

  1. #a751de
  2. #88de51

Split complementary

  1. #a751de
  2. #cede51
  3. #51de60

Analogous

  1. #6051de
  2. #a751de
  3. #de51ce

Triadic

  1. #a751de
  2. #dea751
  3. #51dea7

Tetradic

  1. #a751de
  2. #de5188
  3. #88de51
  4. #51dea7

Square

  1. #a751de
  2. #de6051
  3. #88de51
  4. #51cede

Monochromatic

  1. #56187e
  2. #8224be
  3. #a751de
  4. #c891ea
  5. #e8d2f6

Shades

#a751de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a751de
  2. #9649c8
  3. #8641b2
  4. #75399b
  5. #643185
  6. #54296f
  7. #432059
  8. #321843
  9. #21102c
  10. #110816
  11. #000000

Tints

#a751de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a751de
  2. #b062e1
  3. #b974e5
  4. #c185e8
  5. #ca97eb
  6. #d3a8ef
  7. #dcb9f2
  8. #e5cbf5
  9. #eddcf8
  10. #f6eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a751de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a751de
  2. #a356d5
  3. #9f5acb
  4. #9b5fc2
  5. #9764b8
  6. #9469af
  7. #906da6
  8. #8c729c
  9. #887793
  10. #847b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e6cab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d7bdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f6d90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d69e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #766ddc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a263b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a751de {
  color: #a751de;
}
Background
.bg-a751de {
  background-color: #a751de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a751de {
  border: 2px solid #a751de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a751de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 81 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 277 68% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a751de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a751de, #de51ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a751de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 81 222 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.80 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 5.69 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.99 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.78 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.03 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.35 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 9.27 #58ae21 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a751de  rgb(167, 81, 222)  hsl(277, 68%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#88de51  rgb(136, 222, 81)  hsl(97, 68%, 59%)  Inchworm
#dea751  rgb(222, 167, 81)  hsl(37, 68%, 59%)  Indian Yellow
#51dea7  rgb(81, 222, 167)  hsl(157, 68%, 59%)  Caribbean Green