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#500BEF

#500bef ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#500bef is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 4.31% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.53% cyan, 95.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 258.16°, with 91.2% saturation and 49.02% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 1.78.

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Relative luminance0.0818

Complementary

  1. #500bef
  2. #aaef0b

Split complementary

  1. #500bef
  2. #efc20b
  3. #38ef0b

Analogous

  1. #0b38ef
  2. #500bef
  3. #c20bef

Triadic

  1. #500bef
  2. #ef500b
  3. #0bef50

Tetradic

  1. #500bef
  2. #ef0baa
  3. #aaef0b
  4. #0bef50

Square

  1. #500bef
  2. #ef0b38
  3. #aaef0b
  4. #0befc2

Monochromatic

  1. #1f045d
  2. #3808a6
  3. #500bef
  4. #8250f7
  5. #b699fa

Shades

#500bef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #500bef
  2. #480ad7
  3. #4009bf
  4. #3808a7
  5. #30078f
  6. #280678
  7. #200460
  8. #180348
  9. #100230
  10. #080118
  11. #000000

Tints

#500bef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #500bef
  2. #6223f1
  3. #733cf2
  4. #8554f4
  5. #966df5
  6. #a885f7
  7. #b99df9
  8. #cbb6fa
  9. #dccefc
  10. #eee7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#500bef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #500bef
  2. #5517e4
  3. #5a22d9
  4. #5e2ece
  5. #633ac3
  6. #6846b8
  7. #6d51ac
  8. #725da1
  9. #766996
  10. #7b748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #503fa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00638d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-500bef {
  color: #500bef;
}
Background
.bg-500bef {
  background-color: #500bef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-500bef {
  border: 2px solid #500bef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #500bef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 11 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 91% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-500bef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #500bef, #c20bef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-500bef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 11 239 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 1.78 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.03 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.45 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.29 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.54 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.56 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.75 #aff410 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#500bef  rgb(80, 11, 239)  hsl(258, 91%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#aaef0b  rgb(170, 239, 11)  hsl(78, 91%, 49%)  Spring Bud
#ef500b  rgb(239, 80, 11)  hsl(18, 91%, 49%)  Tangelo
#0bef50  rgb(11, 239, 80)  hsl(138, 91%, 49%)  Malachite