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#CD51EC

#cd51ec ≈ Medium Orchid

  • magenta
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#cd51ec is a color from the magenta family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 31.76% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.14% cyan, 65.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 288°, 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Orchid (#ba55d3), ΔE 4.32.

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Relative luminance0.2492

Complementary

  1. #cd51ec
  2. #70ec51

Split complementary

  1. #cd51ec
  2. #beec51
  3. #51ec80

Analogous

  1. #8051ec
  2. #cd51ec
  3. #ec51be

Triadic

  1. #cd51ec
  2. #eccd51
  3. #51eccd

Tetradic

  1. #cd51ec
  2. #ec5170
  3. #70ec51
  4. #51eccd

Square

  1. #cd51ec
  2. #ec8051
  3. #70ec51
  4. #51beec

Monochromatic

  1. #7a1094
  2. #b218d9
  3. #cd51ec
  4. #e196f4
  5. #f5dbfb

Shades

#cd51ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd51ec
  2. #b949d4
  3. #a441bd
  4. #9039a5
  5. #7b318e
  6. #672976
  7. #52205e
  8. #3e1847
  9. #29102f
  10. #150818
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd51ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd51ec
  2. #d262ee
  3. #d774f0
  4. #dc85f2
  5. #e197f4
  6. #e6a8f6
  7. #ebb9f7
  8. #f0cbf9
  9. #f5dcfb
  10. #faeefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd51ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd51ec
  2. #c556e1
  3. #be5ad6
  4. #b65fcc
  5. #ae64c1
  6. #a769b6
  7. #9f6dab
  8. #9772a0
  9. #8f7796
  10. #887b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a876b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1581f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b8de8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cd6d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8971ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9679ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd63c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd51ec {
  color: #cd51ec;
}
Background
.bg-cd51ec {
  background-color: #cd51ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd51ec {
  border: 2px solid #cd51ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd51ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 81 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 288 80% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd51ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd51ec, #ec51be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd51ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 81 236 / 0.35);
}

#ba55d3 Medium Orchid ΔE 4.32 #ff00ff Fuchsia ΔE 7.02 #ff00ff Magenta ΔE 7.02 #df73ff Heliotrope ΔE 7.86 #da70d6 Orchid ΔE 8.49 #bf00ff Electric Purple ΔE 8.84 #9966cc Amethyst ΔE 9.73 #32ae13 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Medium Orchid
#cd51ec  rgb(205, 81, 236)  hsl(288, 80%, 62%)  Medium Orchid
#70ec51  rgb(112, 236, 81)  hsl(108, 80%, 62%)  Neon Green
#eccd51  rgb(236, 205, 81)  hsl(48, 80%, 62%)  Naples Yellow
#51eccd  rgb(81, 236, 205)  hsl(168, 80%, 62%)  Turquoise