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#C751DE

#c751de ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c751de is a color from the magenta family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 31.76% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 10.36% cyan, 63.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 290.21°, with 68.12% saturation and 59.41% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 2.43.

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Web safe#cc66cc
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Relative luminance0.233

Complementary

  1. #c751de
  2. #68de51

Split complementary

  1. #c751de
  2. #afde51
  3. #51de80

Analogous

  1. #8051de
  2. #c751de
  3. #de51af

Triadic

  1. #c751de
  2. #dec751
  3. #51dec7

Tetradic

  1. #c751de
  2. #de5168
  3. #68de51
  4. #51dec7

Square

  1. #c751de
  2. #de8051
  3. #68de51
  4. #51afde

Monochromatic

  1. #6d187e
  2. #a524be
  3. #c751de
  4. #dc91ea
  5. #f0d2f6

Shades

#c751de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c751de
  2. #b349c8
  3. #9f41b2
  4. #8b399b
  5. #773185
  6. #64296f
  7. #502059
  8. #3c1843
  9. #28102c
  10. #140816
  11. #000000

Tints

#c751de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c751de
  2. #cd62e1
  3. #d274e5
  4. #d885e8
  5. #dd97eb
  6. #e3a8ef
  7. #e9b9f2
  8. #eecbf5
  9. #f4dcf8
  10. #f9eefc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c751de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c751de
  2. #c056d5
  3. #b95acb
  4. #b25fc2
  5. #ab64b8
  6. #a469af
  7. #9c6da6
  8. #95729c
  9. #8e7793
  10. #877b89
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a373b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b7ce2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f89da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c86891 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #876ee1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9477dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c860b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c751de {
  color: #c751de;
}
Background
.bg-c751de {
  background-color: #c751de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c751de {
  border: 2px solid #c751de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c751de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 81 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 290 68% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c751de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c751de, #de51af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c751de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 81 222 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 2.43 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 8.21 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 8.21 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.48 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.79 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.82 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 9.27 #38ae21 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c751de  rgb(199, 81, 222)  hsl(290, 68%, 59%)  Medium Orchid
#68de51  rgb(104, 222, 81)  hsl(110, 68%, 59%)  Malachite
#dec751  rgb(222, 199, 81)  hsl(50, 68%, 59%)  Old Gold
#51dec7  rgb(81, 222, 199)  hsl(170, 68%, 59%)  Turquoise