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#B651EF

#b651ef ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b651ef is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.37% red, 31.76% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.85% cyan, 66.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 278.35°, 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.61.

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Relative luminance0.2206

Complementary

  1. #b651ef
  2. #8aef51

Split complementary

  1. #b651ef
  2. #d9ef51
  3. #51ef67

Analogous

  1. #6751ef
  2. #b651ef
  3. #ef51d9

Triadic

  1. #b651ef
  2. #efb651
  3. #51efb6

Tetradic

  1. #b651ef
  2. #ef518a
  3. #8aef51
  4. #51efb6

Square

  1. #b651ef
  2. #ef6751
  3. #8aef51
  4. #51d9ef

Monochromatic

  1. #670e99
  2. #9615df
  3. #b651ef
  4. #d397f5
  5. #f1ddfc

Shades

#b651ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b651ef
  2. #a449d7
  3. #9241bf
  4. #7f39a7
  5. #6d318f
  6. #5b2978
  7. #492060
  8. #371848
  9. #241030
  10. #120818
  11. #000000

Tints

#b651ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b651ef
  2. #bd62f1
  3. #c574f2
  4. #cc85f4
  5. #d397f5
  6. #dba8f7
  7. #e2b9f9
  8. #e9cbfa
  9. #f0dcfc
  10. #f8eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b651ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b651ef
  2. #b156e4
  3. #ab5ad9
  4. #a65fce
  5. #a064c3
  6. #9b69b8
  7. #966dac
  8. #9072a1
  9. #8b7796
  10. #857b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9971b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007df4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c83eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #af729a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #746ef2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8072ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b266c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b651ef {
  color: #b651ef;
}
Background
.bg-b651ef {
  background-color: #b651ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b651ef {
  border: 2px solid #b651ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b651ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 182 81 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 278 83% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b651ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b651ef, #ef51d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b651ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(182 81 239 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.61 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.64 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.39 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.03 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.61 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.66 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.66 #49ae10 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b651ef  rgb(182, 81, 239)  hsl(278, 83%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#8aef51  rgb(138, 239, 81)  hsl(98, 83%, 63%)  Lawn Green
#efb651  rgb(239, 182, 81)  hsl(38, 83%, 63%)  Pastel Orange
#51efb6  rgb(81, 239, 182)  hsl(158, 83%, 63%)  Aquamarine