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#501ECB

#501ecb ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#501ecb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.59% cyan, 85.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 257.34°, with 74.25% saturation and 45.69% 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 8.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 5.58.

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Relative luminance0.0695

Complementary

  1. #501ecb
  2. #99cb1e

Split complementary

  1. #501ecb
  2. #cba71e
  3. #43cb1e

Analogous

  1. #1e43cb
  2. #501ecb
  3. #a71ecb

Triadic

  1. #501ecb
  2. #cb501e
  3. #1ecb50

Tetradic

  1. #501ecb
  2. #cb1e99
  3. #99cb1e
  4. #1ecb50

Square

  1. #501ecb
  2. #cb1e43
  3. #99cb1e
  4. #1ecba7

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0a46
  2. #361488
  3. #501ecb
  4. #7b50e5
  5. #ae93ef

Shades

#501ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #501ecb
  2. #481bb7
  3. #4018a2
  4. #38158e
  5. #30127a
  6. #280f66
  7. #200c51
  8. #18093d
  9. #100629
  10. #080314
  11. #000000

Tints

#501ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #501ecb
  2. #6235d0
  3. #734bd5
  4. #8562db
  5. #9678e0
  6. #a88fe5
  7. #b9a5ea
  8. #cbbcef
  9. #dcd2f5
  10. #eee9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#501ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #501ecb
  2. #5528c4
  3. #5a32bc
  4. #5e3bb5
  5. #6345ad
  6. #684fa6
  7. #6d599e
  8. #726397
  9. #766c8f
  10. #7b7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d3d90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005679 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e46a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-501ecb {
  color: #501ecb;
}
Background
.bg-501ecb {
  background-color: #501ecb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-501ecb {
  border: 2px solid #501ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #501ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 30 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 74% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-501ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #501ecb, #a71ecb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-501ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 30 203 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.58 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.62 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.94 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.95 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.45 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.63 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.02 #afe134 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#501ecb  rgb(80, 30, 203)  hsl(257, 74%, 46%)  Ultramarine
#99cb1e  rgb(153, 203, 30)  hsl(77, 74%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#cb501e  rgb(203, 80, 30)  hsl(17, 74%, 46%)  Sinopia
#1ecb50  rgb(30, 203, 80)  hsl(137, 74%, 46%)  Lime Green