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#B751EB

#b751eb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b751eb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 31.76% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.13% cyan, 65.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 279.74°, with 79.38% saturation and 61.96% 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.2195

Complementary

  1. #b751eb
  2. #85eb51

Split complementary

  1. #b751eb
  2. #d2eb51
  3. #51eb6a

Analogous

  1. #6a51eb
  2. #b751eb
  3. #eb51d2

Triadic

  1. #b751eb
  2. #ebb751
  3. #51ebb7

Tetradic

  1. #b751eb
  2. #eb5185
  3. #85eb51
  4. #51ebb7

Square

  1. #b751eb
  2. #eb6a51
  3. #85eb51
  4. #51d2eb

Monochromatic

  1. #671192
  2. #9719d7
  3. #b751eb
  4. #d396f3
  5. #f0dafb

Shades

#b751eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b751eb
  2. #a549d4
  3. #9241bc
  4. #8039a5
  5. #6e318d
  6. #5c2976
  7. #49205e
  8. #371847
  9. #25102f
  10. #120818
  11. #000000

Tints

#b751eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b751eb
  2. #be62ed
  3. #c574ef
  4. #cd85f1
  5. #d497f3
  6. #dba8f5
  7. #e2b9f7
  8. #e9cbf9
  9. #f1dcfb
  10. #f8eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b751eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b751eb
  2. #b256e0
  3. #ac5ad6
  4. #a75fcb
  5. #a164c0
  6. #9c69b6
  7. #966dab
  8. #9172a0
  9. #8b7795
  10. #867b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a71b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007cf0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4383e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b17097 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #766dee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8272e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b365bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b751eb {
  color: #b751eb;
}
Background
.bg-b751eb {
  background-color: #b751eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b751eb {
  border: 2px solid #b751eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b751eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 81 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 79% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b751eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b751eb, #eb51d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b751eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 81 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.98 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.75 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.24 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.15 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.49 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.49 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 10.51 #48ae14 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b751eb  rgb(183, 81, 235)  hsl(280, 79%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#85eb51  rgb(133, 235, 81)  hsl(100, 79%, 62%)  Inchworm
#ebb751  rgb(235, 183, 81)  hsl(40, 79%, 62%)  Meat Brown
#51ebb7  rgb(81, 235, 183)  hsl(160, 79%, 62%)  Aquamarine