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#B151DE

#b151de ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b151de is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 69.41% red, 31.76% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 20.27% cyan, 63.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 280.85°, with 68.12% saturation and 59.41% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with creativity, boldness and individuality. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.07.

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Web safe#9966cc
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Relative luminance0.2051

Complementary

  1. #b151de
  2. #7ede51

Split complementary

  1. #b151de
  2. #c5de51
  3. #51de6a

Analogous

  1. #6a51de
  2. #b151de
  3. #de51c5

Triadic

  1. #b151de
  2. #deb151
  3. #51deb1

Tetradic

  1. #b151de
  2. #de517e
  3. #7ede51
  4. #51deb1

Square

  1. #b151de
  2. #de6a51
  3. #7ede51
  4. #51c5de

Monochromatic

  1. #5d187e
  2. #8d24be
  3. #b151de
  4. #ce91ea
  5. #ebd2f6

Shades

#b151de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b151de
  2. #9f49c8
  3. #8e41b2
  4. #7c399b
  5. #6a3185
  6. #59296f
  7. #472059
  8. #351843
  9. #23102c
  10. #120816
  11. #000000

Tints

#b151de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b151de
  2. #b962e1
  3. #c174e5
  4. #c885e8
  5. #d097eb
  6. #d8a8ef
  7. #e0b9f2
  8. #e8cbf5
  9. #efdcf8
  10. #f7eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b151de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b151de
  2. #ac56d5
  3. #a75acb
  4. #a25fc2
  5. #9d64b8
  6. #9969af
  7. #946da6
  8. #8f729c
  9. #8a7793
  10. #857b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #956ead ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0d78e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #497fdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac6c90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #756ae1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8070dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae62b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b151de {
  color: #b151de;
}
Background
.bg-b151de {
  background-color: #b151de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b151de {
  border: 2px solid #b151de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b151de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 177 81 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 68% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b151de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b151de, #de51c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b151de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(177 81 222 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.07 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 6.22 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.03 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.45 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.98 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 9.00 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.41 #4eae21 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b151de  rgb(177, 81, 222)  hsl(281, 68%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#7ede51  rgb(126, 222, 81)  hsl(101, 68%, 59%)  Pastel Green
#deb151  rgb(222, 177, 81)  hsl(41, 68%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#51deb1  rgb(81, 222, 177)  hsl(161, 68%, 59%)  Medium Aquamarine