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#C751ED

#c751ed ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c751ed is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 31.76% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.03% cyan, 65.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 285.38°, with 81.25% saturation and 62.35% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.2414

Complementary

  1. #c751ed
  2. #77ed51

Split complementary

  1. #c751ed
  2. #c5ed51
  3. #51ed79

Analogous

  1. #7951ed
  2. #c751ed
  3. #ed51c5

Triadic

  1. #c751ed
  2. #edc751
  3. #51edc7

Tetradic

  1. #c751ed
  2. #ed5177
  3. #77ed51
  4. #51edc7

Square

  1. #c751ed
  2. #ed7951
  3. #77ed51
  4. #51c5ed

Monochromatic

  1. #750f96
  2. #ab17db
  3. #c751ed
  4. #dd96f4
  5. #f4dcfb

Shades

#c751ed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c751ed
  2. #b349d5
  3. #9f41be
  4. #8b39a6
  5. #77318e
  6. #642977
  7. #50205f
  8. #3c1847
  9. #28102f
  10. #140818
  11. #000000

Tints

#c751ed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c751ed
  2. #cd62ef
  3. #d274f1
  4. #d885f2
  5. #dd97f4
  6. #e3a8f6
  7. #e9b9f8
  8. #eecbfa
  9. #f4dcfb
  10. #f9eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c751ed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c751ed
  2. #c056e2
  3. #b95ad7
  4. #b25fcc
  5. #ab64c1
  6. #a469b7
  7. #9c6dac
  8. #9572a1
  9. #8e7796
  10. #877b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a475b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0080f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #538ae9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c56e99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8370f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9078eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c664c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c751ed {
  color: #c751ed;
}
Background
.bg-c751ed {
  background-color: #c751ed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c751ed {
  border: 2px solid #c751ed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c751ed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 81 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 285 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c751ed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c751ed, #ed51c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c751ed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 81 237 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.98 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.90 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.90 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.09 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.54 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 8.99 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.38 #38ae12 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c751ed  rgb(199, 81, 237)  hsl(285, 81%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#77ed51  rgb(119, 237, 81)  hsl(105, 81%, 62%)  Neon Green
#edc751  rgb(237, 199, 81)  hsl(45, 81%, 62%)  Saffron
#51edc7  rgb(81, 237, 199)  hsl(165, 81%, 62%)  Aquamarine