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#CE51EC

#ce51ec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#ce51ec is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 31.76% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 12.71% cyan, 65.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 288.39°, 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 6.01:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.42.

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Relative luminance0.2506

Complementary

  1. #ce51ec
  2. #6fec51

Split complementary

  1. #ce51ec
  2. #bcec51
  3. #51ec81

Analogous

  1. #8151ec
  2. #ce51ec
  3. #ec51bc

Triadic

  1. #ce51ec
  2. #ecce51
  3. #51ecce

Tetradic

  1. #ce51ec
  2. #ec516f
  3. #6fec51
  4. #51ecce

Square

  1. #ce51ec
  2. #ec8151
  3. #6fec51
  4. #51bcec

Monochromatic

  1. #7a1094
  2. #b318d9
  3. #ce51ec
  4. #e196f4
  5. #f5dbfb

Shades

#ce51ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce51ec
  2. #b949d4
  3. #a541bd
  4. #9039a5
  5. #7c318e
  6. #672976
  7. #52205e
  8. #3e1847
  9. #29102f
  10. #150818
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce51ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce51ec
  2. #d362ee
  3. #d874f0
  4. #dd85f2
  5. #e297f4
  6. #e7a8f6
  7. #ebb9f7
  8. #f0cbf9
  9. #f5dcfb
  10. #faeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce51ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce51ec
  2. #c656e1
  3. #be5ad6
  4. #b75fcc
  5. #af64c1
  6. #a769b6
  7. #9f6dab
  8. #9772a0
  9. #907796
  10. #887b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a977b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1781f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c8de8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ce6d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8971ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #977aea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce63c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce51ec {
  color: #ce51ec;
}
Background
.bg-ce51ec {
  background-color: #ce51ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce51ec {
  border: 2px solid #ce51ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce51ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 81 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 80% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce51ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce51ec, #ec51bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce51ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 81 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.42 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 6.88 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 6.88 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.75 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.36 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.97 #b57edc Floral Lavender ΔE 9.84 #31ae13 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#ce51ec  rgb(206, 81, 236)  hsl(288, 80%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#6fec51  rgb(111, 236, 81)  hsl(108, 80%, 62%)  Neon Green
#ecce51  rgb(236, 206, 81)  hsl(48, 80%, 62%)  Naples Yellow
#51ecce  rgb(81, 236, 206)  hsl(168, 80%, 62%)  Turquoise