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#C851EC

#c851ec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#c851ec is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 31.76% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.25% cyan, 65.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 286.06°, with 80.31% saturation and 62.16% 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.2422

Complementary

  1. #c851ec
  2. #75ec51

Split complementary

  1. #c851ec
  2. #c3ec51
  3. #51ec7a

Analogous

  1. #7a51ec
  2. #c851ec
  3. #ec51c3

Triadic

  1. #c851ec
  2. #ecc851
  3. #51ecc8

Tetradic

  1. #c851ec
  2. #ec5175
  3. #75ec51
  4. #51ecc8

Square

  1. #c851ec
  2. #ec7a51
  3. #75ec51
  4. #51c3ec

Monochromatic

  1. #751094
  2. #ac18d9
  3. #c851ec
  4. #de96f4
  5. #f4dbfb

Shades

#c851ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c851ec
  2. #b449d4
  3. #a041bd
  4. #8c39a5
  5. #78318e
  6. #642976
  7. #50205e
  8. #3c1847
  9. #28102f
  10. #140818
  11. #000000

Tints

#c851ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c851ec
  2. #ce62ee
  3. #d374f0
  4. #d985f2
  5. #de97f4
  6. #e4a8f6
  7. #e9b9f7
  8. #efcbf9
  9. #f4dcfb
  10. #faeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c851ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c851ec
  2. #c156e1
  3. #ba5ad6
  4. #b25fcc
  5. #ab64c1
  6. #a469b6
  7. #9d6dab
  8. #9672a0
  9. #8e7796
  10. #877b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a575b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0980f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #558be8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c76e98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8570ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9278ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c763c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c851ec {
  color: #c851ec;
}
Background
.bg-c851ec {
  background-color: #c851ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c851ec {
  border: 2px solid #c851ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c851ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 81 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 286 80% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c851ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c851ec, #ec51c3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c851ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 81 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 3.92 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.75 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.75 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.23 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 8.45 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.09 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 9.17 #37ae13 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#c851ec  rgb(200, 81, 236)  hsl(286, 80%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#75ec51  rgb(117, 236, 81)  hsl(106, 80%, 62%)  Neon Green
#ecc851  rgb(236, 200, 81)  hsl(46, 80%, 62%)  Saffron
#51ecc8  rgb(81, 236, 200)  hsl(166, 80%, 62%)  Aquamarine