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#501EC3

#501ec3 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#501ec3 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 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.97% cyan, 84.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 258.18°, with 73.33% saturation and 44.12% 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 9.07:1 (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 luminance0.0657

Complementary

  1. #501ec3
  2. #91c31e

Split complementary

  1. #501ec3
  2. #c3a31e
  3. #3fc31e

Analogous

  1. #1e3fc3
  2. #501ec3
  3. #a31ec3

Triadic

  1. #501ec3
  2. #c3501e
  3. #1ec350

Tetradic

  1. #501ec3
  2. #c31e91
  3. #91c31e
  4. #1ec350

Square

  1. #501ec3
  2. #c31e3f
  3. #91c31e
  4. #1ec3a3

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0a3e
  2. #351481
  3. #501ec3
  4. #794ae3
  5. #aa8ded

Shades

#501ec3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #501ec3
  2. #481bb0
  3. #40189c
  4. #381589
  5. #301275
  6. #280f62
  7. #200c4e
  8. #18093b
  9. #100627
  10. #080314
  11. #000000

Tints

#501ec3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #501ec3
  2. #6235c9
  3. #734bcf
  4. #8562d5
  5. #9678db
  6. #a88fe1
  7. #b9a5e7
  8. #cbbced
  9. #dcd2f3
  10. #eee9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#501ec3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #501ec3
  2. #5528bc
  3. #5a32b6
  4. #5e3baf
  5. #6345a8
  6. #684fa2
  7. #6d599b
  8. #726394
  9. #766c8d
  10. #7b7687
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c3c8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dc7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #075374 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fc6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038c1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #33449a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-501ec3 {
  color: #501ec3;
}
Background
.bg-501ec3 {
  background-color: #501ec3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-501ec3 {
  border: 2px solid #501ec3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #501ec3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 30 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 73% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-501ec3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #501ec3, #a31ec3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-501ec3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 30 195 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.82 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.55 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.63 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.78 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.59 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.79 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.00 #afe13c Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#501ec3  rgb(80, 30, 195)  hsl(258, 73%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#91c31e  rgb(145, 195, 30)  hsl(78, 73%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#c3501e  rgb(195, 80, 30)  hsl(18, 73%, 44%)  Sinopia
#1ec350  rgb(30, 195, 80)  hsl(138, 73%, 44%)  Lime Green