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#C451CB

#c451cb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#c451cb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 31.76% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.45% cyan, 60.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 296.56°, with 53.98% saturation and 55.69% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is 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 5.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.61.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.2193

Complementary

  1. #c451cb
  2. #58cb51

Split complementary

  1. #c451cb
  2. #95cb51
  3. #51cb87

Analogous

  1. #8751cb
  2. #c451cb
  3. #cb5195

Triadic

  1. #c451cb
  2. #cbc451
  3. #51cbc4

Tetradic

  1. #c451cb
  2. #cb5158
  3. #58cb51
  4. #51cbc4

Square

  1. #c451cb
  2. #cb8751
  3. #58cb51
  4. #5195cb

Monochromatic

  1. #611e65
  2. #9930a0
  3. #c451cb
  4. #d88cdd
  5. #ecc7ee

Shades

#c451cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c451cb
  2. #b049b7
  3. #9d41a2
  4. #89398e
  5. #76317a
  6. #622966
  7. #4e2051
  8. #3b183d
  9. #271029
  10. #140814
  11. #000000

Tints

#c451cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c451cb
  2. #ca62d0
  3. #d074d5
  4. #d685db
  5. #dc97e0
  6. #e2a8e5
  7. #e7b9ea
  8. #edcbef
  9. #f3dcf5
  10. #f9eefa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c451cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c451cb
  2. #bd56c4
  3. #b65abc
  4. #b05fb5
  5. #a964ad
  6. #a269a6
  7. #9b6d9e
  8. #947297
  9. #8e778f
  10. #877b88
  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 #a071a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e78cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6886c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c86287 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #896acd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9674c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c75ba6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c451cb {
  color: #c451cb;
}
Background
.bg-c451cb {
  background-color: #c451cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c451cb {
  border: 2px solid #c451cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c451cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 81 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 297 54% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c451cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c451cb, #cb5195);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c451cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 81 203 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.61 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.41 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.98 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.01 #fc0fc0 Shocking Pink ΔE 9.61 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 9.76 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 9.76 #3bae34 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c451cb  rgb(196, 81, 203)  hsl(297, 54%, 56%)  Medium Orchid
#58cb51  rgb(88, 203, 81)  hsl(117, 54%, 56%)  Lime Green
#cbc451  rgb(203, 196, 81)  hsl(57, 54%, 56%)  Straw
#51cbc4  rgb(81, 203, 196)  hsl(177, 54%, 56%)  Medium Turquoise