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#A751EF

#a751ef ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#a751ef is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 31.76% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.13% cyan, 66.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 272.66°, with 83.16% saturation and 62.75% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 6.34.

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Web safe#9966ff
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Relative luminance0.2033

Complementary

  1. #a751ef
  2. #99ef51

Split complementary

  1. #a751ef
  2. #e8ef51
  3. #51ef58

Analogous

  1. #5851ef
  2. #a751ef
  3. #ef51e8

Triadic

  1. #a751ef
  2. #efa751
  3. #51efa7

Tetradic

  1. #a751ef
  2. #ef5199
  3. #99ef51
  4. #51efa7

Square

  1. #a751ef
  2. #ef5851
  3. #99ef51
  4. #51e8ef

Monochromatic

  1. #5a0e99
  2. #8315df
  3. #a751ef
  4. #ca97f5
  5. #eeddfc

Shades

#a751ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a751ef
  2. #9649d7
  3. #8641bf
  4. #7539a7
  5. #64318f
  6. #542978
  7. #432060
  8. #321848
  9. #211030
  10. #110818
  11. #000000

Tints

#a751ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a751ef
  2. #b062f1
  3. #b974f2
  4. #c185f4
  5. #ca97f5
  6. #d3a8f7
  7. #dcb9f9
  8. #e5cbfa
  9. #eddcfc
  10. #f6eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a751ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a751ef
  2. #a356e4
  3. #9f5ad9
  4. #9b5fce
  5. #9764c3
  6. #9469b8
  7. #906dac
  8. #8c72a1
  9. #887796
  10. #847b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f6eb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007af4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #227dec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9a749a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #676cf2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #716eed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a068c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a751ef {
  color: #a751ef;
}
Background
.bg-a751ef {
  background-color: #a751ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a751ef {
  border: 2px solid #a751ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a751ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 81 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 273 83% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a751ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a751ef, #ef51e8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a751ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 81 239 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 6.34 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.53 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.79 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.16 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 8.91 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.13 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.20 #58ae10 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#a751ef  rgb(167, 81, 239)  hsl(273, 83%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#99ef51  rgb(153, 239, 81)  hsl(93, 83%, 63%)  Inchworm
#efa751  rgb(239, 167, 81)  hsl(33, 83%, 63%)  Indian Yellow
#51efa7  rgb(81, 239, 167)  hsl(153, 83%, 63%)  Medium Spring Green