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#C451ED

#c451ed ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c451ed is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 31.76% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 17.3% cyan, 65.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 284.23°, with 81.25% saturation and 62.35% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.87.

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Web safe#cc66ff
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Relative luminance0.2374

Complementary

  1. #c451ed
  2. #7aed51

Split complementary

  1. #c451ed
  2. #c8ed51
  3. #51ed76

Analogous

  1. #7651ed
  2. #c451ed
  3. #ed51c8

Triadic

  1. #c451ed
  2. #edc451
  3. #51edc4

Tetradic

  1. #c451ed
  2. #ed517a
  3. #7aed51
  4. #51edc4

Square

  1. #c451ed
  2. #ed7651
  3. #7aed51
  4. #51c8ed

Monochromatic

  1. #720f96
  2. #a717db
  3. #c451ed
  4. #dc96f4
  5. #f3dcfb

Shades

#c451ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c451ed
  2. #b049d5
  3. #9d41be
  4. #8939a6
  5. #76318e
  6. #622977
  7. #4e205f
  8. #3b1847
  9. #27102f
  10. #140818
  11. #000000

Tints

#c451ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c451ed
  2. #ca62ef
  3. #d074f1
  4. #d685f2
  5. #dc97f4
  6. #e2a8f6
  7. #e7b9f8
  8. #edcbfa
  9. #f3dcfb
  10. #f9eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c451ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c451ed
  2. #bd56e2
  3. #b65ad7
  4. #b05fcc
  5. #a964c1
  6. #a269b7
  7. #9b6dac
  8. #9472a1
  9. #8e7796
  10. #877b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a274b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ff2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5089e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c16f99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #816ff0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e77eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c264c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c451ed {
  color: #c451ed;
}
Background
.bg-c451ed {
  background-color: #c451ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c451ed {
  border: 2px solid #c451ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c451ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 81 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 284 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c451ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c451ed, #ed51c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c451ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 81 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.87 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.76 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.37 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.37 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.63 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.93 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.80 #3bae12 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c451ed  rgb(196, 81, 237)  hsl(284, 81%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#7aed51  rgb(122, 237, 81)  hsl(104, 81%, 62%)  Lawn Green
#edc451  rgb(237, 196, 81)  hsl(44, 81%, 62%)  Saffron
#51edc4  rgb(81, 237, 196)  hsl(164, 81%, 62%)  Aquamarine