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#501CB2

#501cb2 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#501cb2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 10.98% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.06% cyan, 84.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 260.8°, with 72.82% saturation and 40.39% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 6.17.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0575

Complementary

  1. #501cb2
  2. #7eb21c

Split complementary

  1. #501cb2
  2. #b29b1c
  3. #33b21c

Analogous

  1. #1c33b2
  2. #501cb2
  3. #9b1cb2

Triadic

  1. #501cb2
  2. #b2501c
  3. #1cb250

Tetradic

  1. #501cb2
  2. #b21c7e
  3. #7eb21c
  4. #1cb250

Square

  1. #501cb2
  2. #b21c33
  3. #7eb21c
  4. #1cb29b

Monochromatic

  1. #15072e
  2. #321270
  3. #501cb2
  4. #743ae0
  5. #a37dea

Shades

#501cb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #501cb2
  2. #4819a0
  3. #40168e
  4. #38147d
  5. #30116b
  6. #280e59
  7. #200b47
  8. #180835
  9. #100624
  10. #080312
  11. #000000

Tints

#501cb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #501cb2
  2. #6233ba
  3. #7349c1
  4. #8560c9
  5. #9677d1
  6. #a88ed9
  7. #b9a4e0
  8. #cbbbe8
  9. #dcd2f0
  10. #eee8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#501cb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #501cb2
  2. #5526ad
  3. #5a30a8
  4. #5e3aa3
  5. #63449e
  6. #684e99
  7. #6d5894
  8. #72628f
  9. #766c8a
  10. #7b7685
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #49387f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #274b6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ab4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b3d8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-501cb2 {
  color: #501cb2;
}
Background
.bg-501cb2 {
  background-color: #501cb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-501cb2 {
  border: 2px solid #501cb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #501cb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 28 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 73% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-501cb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #501cb2, #9b1cb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-501cb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 28 178 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.17 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.86 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.20 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.53 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.95 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.18 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.64 #afe34d Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#501cb2  rgb(80, 28, 178)  hsl(261, 73%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#7eb21c  rgb(126, 178, 28)  hsl(81, 73%, 40%)  Apple Green
#b2501c  rgb(178, 80, 28)  hsl(21, 73%, 40%)  Rust
#1cb250  rgb(28, 178, 80)  hsl(141, 73%, 40%)  Medium Sea Green