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#B751EF

#b751ef ≈ Medium Orchid

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#b751ef is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 71.76% red, 31.76% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.43% cyan, 66.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 278.73°, 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.2218

Complementary

  1. #b751ef
  2. #89ef51

Split complementary

  1. #b751ef
  2. #d8ef51
  3. #51ef68

Analogous

  1. #6851ef
  2. #b751ef
  3. #ef51d8

Triadic

  1. #b751ef
  2. #efb751
  3. #51efb7

Tetradic

  1. #b751ef
  2. #ef5189
  3. #89ef51
  4. #51efb7

Square

  1. #b751ef
  2. #ef6851
  3. #89ef51
  4. #51d8ef

Monochromatic

  1. #680e99
  2. #9715df
  3. #b751ef
  4. #d497f5
  5. #f1ddfc

Shades

#b751ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b751ef
  2. #a549d7
  3. #9241bf
  4. #8039a7
  5. #6e318f
  6. #5c2978
  7. #492060
  8. #371848
  9. #251030
  10. #120818
  11. #000000

Tints

#b751ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b751ef
  2. #be62f1
  3. #c574f2
  4. #cd85f4
  5. #d497f5
  6. #dba8f7
  7. #e2b9f9
  8. #e9cbfa
  9. #f1dcfc
  10. #f8eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b751ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b751ef
  2. #b256e4
  3. #ac5ad9
  4. #a75fce
  5. #a164c3
  6. #9c69b8
  7. #966dac
  8. #9172a1
  9. #8b7796
  10. #867b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a71b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007df4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e84eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0729a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #756ef2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8173ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b366c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b751ef {
  color: #b751ef;
}
Background
.bg-b751ef {
  background-color: #b751ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b751ef {
  border: 2px solid #b751ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b751ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 183 81 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 279 83% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b751ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b751ef, #ef51d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b751ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(183 81 239 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.53 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 6.68 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 7.47 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.11 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 10.49 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 10.49 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.59 #48ae10 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#b751ef  rgb(183, 81, 239)  hsl(279, 83%, 63%)  Medium Orchid
#89ef51  rgb(137, 239, 81)  hsl(99, 83%, 63%)  Lawn Green
#efb751  rgb(239, 183, 81)  hsl(39, 83%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#51efb7  rgb(81, 239, 183)  hsl(159, 83%, 63%)  Aquamarine