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#500CD6

#500cd6 ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#500cd6 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 4.71% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.62% cyan, 94.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 260.2°, with 89.38% saturation and 44.31% 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 8.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 4.48.

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Relative luminance0.0682

Complementary

  1. #500cd6
  2. #92d60c

Split complementary

  1. #500cd6
  2. #d6b50c
  3. #2dd60c

Analogous

  1. #0c2dd6
  2. #500cd6
  3. #b50cd6

Triadic

  1. #500cd6
  2. #d6500c
  3. #0cd650

Tetradic

  1. #500cd6
  2. #d60c92
  3. #92d60c
  4. #0cd650

Square

  1. #500cd6
  2. #d60c2d
  3. #92d60c
  4. #0cd6b5

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0445
  2. #35088e
  3. #500cd6
  4. #793bf4
  5. #aa83f8

Shades

#500cd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #500cd6
  2. #480bc1
  3. #400aab
  4. #380896
  5. #300780
  6. #28066b
  7. #200556
  8. #180440
  9. #10022b
  10. #080115
  11. #000000

Tints

#500cd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #500cd6
  2. #6224da
  3. #733dde
  4. #8555e2
  5. #966de6
  6. #a886eb
  7. #b99eef
  8. #cbb6f3
  9. #dccef7
  10. #eee7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#500cd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #500cd6
  2. #5518cd
  3. #5a23c5
  4. #5e2fbc
  5. #633ab4
  6. #6846ab
  7. #6d52a2
  8. #725d9a
  9. #766991
  10. #7b7489
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c3a97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fdb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00577e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ed9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2745a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-500cd6 {
  color: #500cd6;
}
Background
.bg-500cd6 {
  background-color: #500cd6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-500cd6 {
  border: 2px solid #500cd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #500cd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 12 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 89% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-500cd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #500cd6, #b50cd6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-500cd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 12 214 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.48 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.87 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.96 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.53 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.75 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.84 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.25 #aff329 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#500cd6  rgb(80, 12, 214)  hsl(260, 89%, 44%)  Ultramarine
#92d60c  rgb(146, 214, 12)  hsl(80, 89%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#d6500c  rgb(214, 80, 12)  hsl(20, 89%, 44%)  Burnt Orange
#0cd650  rgb(12, 214, 80)  hsl(140, 89%, 44%)  Malachite