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#500CEE

#500cee ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#500cee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.39% cyan, 94.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 258.05°, with 90.4% 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 7.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 1.86.

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Relative luminance0.0814

Complementary

  1. #500cee
  2. #aaee0c

Split complementary

  1. #500cee
  2. #eec10c
  3. #39ee0c

Analogous

  1. #0c39ee
  2. #500cee
  3. #c10cee

Triadic

  1. #500cee
  2. #ee500c
  3. #0cee50

Tetradic

  1. #500cee
  2. #ee0caa
  3. #aaee0c
  4. #0cee50

Square

  1. #500cee
  2. #ee0c39
  3. #aaee0c
  4. #0ceec1

Monochromatic

  1. #1f055c
  2. #3808a5
  3. #500cee
  4. #8250f6
  5. #b699fa

Shades

#500cee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #500cee
  2. #480bd6
  3. #400abe
  4. #3808a7
  5. #30078f
  6. #280677
  7. #20055f
  8. #180447
  9. #100230
  10. #080118
  11. #000000

Tints

#500cee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #500cee
  2. #6224f0
  3. #733df1
  4. #8555f3
  5. #966df5
  6. #a886f7
  7. #b99ef8
  8. #cbb6fa
  9. #dccefc
  10. #eee7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#500cee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #500cee
  2. #5518e3
  3. #5a23d8
  4. #5e2fcd
  5. #633ac2
  6. #6846b7
  7. #6d52ac
  8. #725da1
  9. #766996
  10. #7b748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #503fa8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00628c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #024ebb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-500cee {
  color: #500cee;
}
Background
.bg-500cee {
  background-color: #500cee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-500cee {
  border: 2px solid #500cee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #500cee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 12 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 90% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-500cee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #500cee, #c10cee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-500cee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 12 238 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 1.86 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.10 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.47 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.36 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.47 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.62 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.76 #aff311 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#500cee  rgb(80, 12, 238)  hsl(258, 90%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#aaee0c  rgb(170, 238, 12)  hsl(78, 90%, 49%)  Spring Bud
#ee500c  rgb(238, 80, 12)  hsl(18, 90%, 49%)  Tangelo
#0cee50  rgb(12, 238, 80)  hsl(138, 90%, 49%)  Malachite