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#501EC6

#501ec6 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#501ec6 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 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.6% cyan, 84.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 257.86°, with 73.68% saturation and 44.71% 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 8.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.84.

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Relative luminance0.0671

Complementary

  1. #501ec6
  2. #94c61e

Split complementary

  1. #501ec6
  2. #c6a41e
  3. #40c61e

Analogous

  1. #1e40c6
  2. #501ec6
  3. #a41ec6

Triadic

  1. #501ec6
  2. #c6501e
  3. #1ec650

Tetradic

  1. #501ec6
  2. #c61e94
  3. #94c61e
  4. #1ec650

Square

  1. #501ec6
  2. #c61e40
  3. #94c61e
  4. #1ec6a4

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0a41
  2. #351484
  3. #501ec6
  4. #7a4de4
  5. #ab8fee

Shades

#501ec6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #501ec6
  2. #481bb2
  3. #40189e
  4. #38158b
  5. #301277
  6. #280f63
  7. #200c4f
  8. #18093b
  9. #100628
  10. #080314
  11. #000000

Tints

#501ec6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #501ec6
  2. #6235cc
  3. #734bd1
  4. #8562d7
  5. #9678dd
  6. #a88fe3
  7. #b9a5e8
  8. #cbbcee
  9. #dcd2f4
  10. #eee9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#501ec6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #501ec6
  2. #5528bf
  3. #5a32b8
  4. #5e3bb1
  5. #6345aa
  6. #684fa3
  7. #6d599c
  8. #726395
  9. #766c8e
  10. #7b7687
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c3c8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004eca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005476 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fc9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #32459c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-501ec6 {
  color: #501ec6;
}
Background
.bg-501ec6 {
  background-color: #501ec6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-501ec6 {
  border: 2px solid #501ec6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #501ec6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 30 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 74% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-501ec6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #501ec6, #a41ec6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-501ec6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 30 198 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.84 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.18 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.25 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.46 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.60 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.99 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.00 #afe139 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#501ec6  rgb(80, 30, 198)  hsl(258, 74%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#94c61e  rgb(148, 198, 30)  hsl(78, 74%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#c6501e  rgb(198, 80, 30)  hsl(18, 74%, 45%)  Sinopia
#1ec650  rgb(30, 198, 80)  hsl(138, 74%, 45%)  Lime Green