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#C451FA

#c451fa ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#c451fa 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 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.6% cyan, 67.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 280.83°, with 94.41% saturation and 64.9% 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 5.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 5.59.

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Relative luminance0.2452

Complementary

  1. #c451fa
  2. #87fa51

Split complementary

  1. #c451fa
  2. #dbfa51
  3. #51fa6f

Analogous

  1. #6f51fa
  2. #c451fa
  3. #fa51db

Triadic

  1. #c451fa
  2. #fac451
  3. #51fac4

Tetradic

  1. #c451fa
  2. #fa5187
  3. #87fa51
  4. #51fac4

Square

  1. #c451fa
  2. #fa6f51
  3. #87fa51
  4. #51dbfa

Monochromatic

  1. #7705ad
  2. #ab07f7
  3. #c451fa
  4. #dd9bfc
  5. #f6e6fe

Shades

#c451fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c451fa
  2. #b049e1
  3. #9d41c8
  4. #8939af
  5. #763196
  6. #62297d
  7. #4e2064
  8. #3b184b
  9. #271032
  10. #140819
  11. #000000

Tints

#c451fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c451fa
  2. #ca62fb
  3. #d074fb
  4. #d685fc
  5. #dc97fc
  6. #e2a8fd
  7. #e7b9fd
  8. #edcbfe
  9. #f3dcfe
  10. #f9eeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c451fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c451fa
  2. #bd56ee
  3. #b65ae2
  4. #b05fd5
  5. #a964c9
  6. #a269bd
  7. #9b6db1
  8. #9472a5
  9. #8e7798
  10. #877b8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a376c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #438af6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be74a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d71fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8a77f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c168ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c451fa {
  color: #c451fa;
}
Background
.bg-c451fa {
  background-color: #c451fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c451fa {
  border: 2px solid #c451fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c451fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 81 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 281 94% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c451fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c451fa, #fa51db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c451fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 81 250 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 5.59 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.69 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.52 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.52 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.70 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.28 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 10.27 #3bae05 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c451fa  rgb(196, 81, 250)  hsl(281, 94%, 65%)  Medium Orchid
#87fa51  rgb(135, 250, 81)  hsl(101, 94%, 65%)  Lawn Green
#fac451  rgb(250, 196, 81)  hsl(41, 94%, 65%)  Saffron
#51fac4  rgb(81, 250, 196)  hsl(161, 94%, 65%)  Aquamarine