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#501EC9

#501ec9 ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#501ec9 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 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.2% cyan, 85.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 257.54°, with 74.03% saturation and 45.29% 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 8.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 5.82.

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Relative luminance0.0685

Complementary

  1. #501ec9
  2. #97c91e

Split complementary

  1. #501ec9
  2. #c9a51e
  3. #42c91e

Analogous

  1. #1e42c9
  2. #501ec9
  3. #a51ec9

Triadic

  1. #501ec9
  2. #c9501e
  3. #1ec950

Tetradic

  1. #501ec9
  2. #c91e97
  3. #97c91e
  4. #1ec950

Square

  1. #501ec9
  2. #c91e42
  3. #97c91e
  4. #1ec9a5

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0a44
  2. #351486
  3. #501ec9
  4. #7b4fe5
  5. #ad91ef

Shades

#501ec9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #501ec9
  2. #481bb5
  3. #4018a1
  4. #38158d
  5. #301279
  6. #280f65
  7. #200c50
  8. #18093c
  9. #100628
  10. #080314
  11. #000000

Tints

#501ec9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #501ec9
  2. #6235ce
  3. #734bd4
  4. #8562d9
  5. #9678df
  6. #a88fe4
  7. #b9a5e9
  8. #cbbcef
  9. #dcd2f4
  10. #eee9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#501ec9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #501ec9
  2. #5528c2
  3. #5a32ba
  4. #5e3bb3
  5. #6345ac
  6. #684fa5
  7. #6d599d
  8. #726396
  9. #766c8f
  10. #7b7687
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c3d8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005678 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #30469f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-501ec9 {
  color: #501ec9;
}
Background
.bg-501ec9 {
  background-color: #501ec9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-501ec9 {
  border: 2px solid #501ec9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #501ec9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 30 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 74% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-501ec9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #501ec9, #a51ec9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-501ec9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 30 201 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.82 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.87 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.89 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.15 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.61 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.67 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.00 #afe136 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#501ec9  rgb(80, 30, 201)  hsl(258, 74%, 45%)  Ultramarine
#97c91e  rgb(151, 201, 30)  hsl(78, 74%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#c9501e  rgb(201, 80, 30)  hsl(18, 74%, 45%)  Sinopia
#1ec950  rgb(30, 201, 80)  hsl(138, 74%, 45%)  Lime Green