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#C451EB

#c451eb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c451eb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 31.76% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.6% cyan, 65.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 284.81°, with 79.38% saturation and 61.96% 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 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.6.

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Relative luminance0.2362

Complementary

  1. #c451eb
  2. #78eb51

Split complementary

  1. #c451eb
  2. #c5eb51
  3. #51eb77

Analogous

  1. #7751eb
  2. #c451eb
  3. #eb51c5

Triadic

  1. #c451eb
  2. #ebc451
  3. #51ebc4

Tetradic

  1. #c451eb
  2. #eb5178
  3. #78eb51
  4. #51ebc4

Square

  1. #c451eb
  2. #eb7751
  3. #78eb51
  4. #51c5eb

Monochromatic

  1. #711192
  2. #a719d7
  3. #c451eb
  4. #db96f3
  5. #f3dafb

Shades

#c451eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c451eb
  2. #b049d4
  3. #9d41bc
  4. #8939a5
  5. #76318d
  6. #622976
  7. #4e205e
  8. #3b1847
  9. #27102f
  10. #140818
  11. #000000

Tints

#c451eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c451eb
  2. #ca62ed
  3. #d074ef
  4. #d685f1
  5. #dc97f3
  6. #e2a8f5
  7. #e7b9f7
  8. #edcbf9
  9. #f3dcfb
  10. #f9eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c451eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c451eb
  2. #bd56e0
  3. #b65ad6
  4. #b05fcb
  5. #a964c0
  6. #a269b6
  7. #9b6dab
  8. #9472a0
  9. #8e7795
  10. #877b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a274b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #027ef0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5289e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c26e98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #816fee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e76e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c364bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c451eb {
  color: #c451eb;
}
Background
.bg-c451eb {
  background-color: #c451eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c451eb {
  border: 2px solid #c451eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c451eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 81 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 79% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c451eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c451eb, #eb51c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c451eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 81 235 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.60 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.82 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.37 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.37 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.57 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.99 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.67 #3bae14 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c451eb  rgb(196, 81, 235)  hsl(285, 79%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#78eb51  rgb(120, 235, 81)  hsl(105, 79%, 62%)  Lawn Green
#ebc451  rgb(235, 196, 81)  hsl(45, 79%, 62%)  Saffron
#51ebc4  rgb(81, 235, 196)  hsl(165, 79%, 62%)  Aquamarine