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#C51ECB

#c51ecb ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c51ecb is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 11.76% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.96% cyan, 85.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 297.92°, with 74.25% saturation and 45.69% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 7.21.

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Relative luminance0.1711

Complementary

  1. #c51ecb
  2. #24cb1e

Split complementary

  1. #c51ecb
  2. #7bcb1e
  3. #1ecb6f

Analogous

  1. #6f1ecb
  2. #c51ecb
  3. #cb1e7b

Triadic

  1. #c51ecb
  2. #cbc51e
  3. #1ecbc5

Tetradic

  1. #c51ecb
  2. #cb1e24
  3. #24cb1e
  4. #1ecbc5

Square

  1. #c51ecb
  2. #cb6f1e
  3. #24cb1e
  4. #1e7bcb

Monochromatic

  1. #440a46
  2. #841488
  3. #c51ecb
  4. #e050e5
  5. #ec93ef

Shades

#c51ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c51ecb
  2. #b11bb7
  3. #9e18a2
  4. #8a158e
  5. #76127a
  6. #630f66
  7. #4f0c51
  8. #3b093d
  9. #270629
  10. #140314
  11. #000000

Tints

#c51ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c51ecb
  2. #cb35d0
  3. #d14bd5
  4. #d662db
  5. #dc78e0
  6. #e28fe5
  7. #e8a5ea
  8. #eebcef
  9. #f3d2f5
  10. #f9e9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c51ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c51ecb
  2. #be28c4
  3. #b732bc
  4. #b03bb5
  5. #a945ad
  6. #a34fa6
  7. #9c599e
  8. #956397
  9. #8e6c8f
  10. #877688
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #737373 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9b5c9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0066cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #507ac7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca437a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e52ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8e62c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c838a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c51ecb {
  color: #c51ecb;
}
Background
.bg-c51ecb {
  background-color: #c51ecb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-c51ecb {
  border: 2px solid #c51ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c51ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 30 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 298 74% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c51ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c51ecb, #cb1e7b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c51ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 30 203 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 7.21 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 7.23 #9932cc Dark Orchid ΔE 7.88 #9a4eae Purpureus ΔE 8.41 #9f00ff Vivid Violet ΔE 10.37 #9400d3 Dark Violet ΔE 10.62 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 11.40 #3ae134 Inverted #737373 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c51ecb  rgb(197, 30, 203)  hsl(298, 74%, 46%)  Medium Orchid
#24cb1e  rgb(36, 203, 30)  hsl(118, 74%, 46%)  Lime Green
#cbc51e  rgb(203, 197, 30)  hsl(58, 74%, 46%)  Citrine
#1ecbc5  rgb(30, 203, 197)  hsl(178, 74%, 46%)  Robin Egg Blue