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#501EC1

#501ec1 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#501ec1 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 11.76% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.55% cyan, 84.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 258.4°, with 73.09% saturation and 43.73% 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 9.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.82.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0648

Complementary

  1. #501ec1
  2. #8fc11e

Split complementary

  1. #501ec1
  2. #c1a21e
  3. #3ec11e

Analogous

  1. #1e3ec1
  2. #501ec1
  3. #a21ec1

Triadic

  1. #501ec1
  2. #c1501e
  3. #1ec150

Tetradic

  1. #501ec1
  2. #c11e8f
  3. #8fc11e
  4. #1ec150

Square

  1. #501ec1
  2. #c11e3e
  3. #8fc11e
  4. #1ec1a2

Monochromatic

  1. #19093d
  2. #35147f
  3. #501ec1
  4. #7849e3
  5. #a98bed

Shades

#501ec1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #501ec1
  2. #481bae
  3. #40189a
  4. #381587
  5. #301274
  6. #280f61
  7. #200c4d
  8. #18093a
  9. #100627
  10. #080313
  11. #000000

Tints

#501ec1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #501ec1
  2. #6235c7
  3. #734bcd
  4. #8562d4
  5. #9678da
  6. #a88fe0
  7. #b9a5e6
  8. #cbbcec
  9. #dcd2f3
  10. #eee9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#501ec1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #501ec1
  2. #5528bb
  3. #5a32b4
  4. #5e3bae
  5. #6345a7
  6. #684fa1
  7. #6d599a
  8. #726394
  9. #766c8d
  10. #7b7687
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3b8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cc5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0e5273 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ec4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #344398 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-501ec1 {
  color: #501ec1;
}
Background
.bg-501ec1 {
  background-color: #501ec1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-501ec1 {
  border: 2px solid #501ec1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #501ec1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 30 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 73% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-501ec1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #501ec1, #a21ec1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-501ec1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 30 193 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.82 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.80 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.88 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.00 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.60 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.66 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.02 #afe13e Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#501ec1  rgb(80, 30, 193)  hsl(258, 73%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#8fc11e  rgb(143, 193, 30)  hsl(78, 73%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#c1501e  rgb(193, 80, 30)  hsl(18, 73%, 44%)  Sinopia
#1ec150  rgb(30, 193, 80)  hsl(138, 73%, 44%)  Lime Green