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#501FBE

#501fbe ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#501fbe is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 12.16% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.89% cyan, 83.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 258.49°, with 71.95% saturation and 43.33% 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 9.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.93.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.064

Complementary

  1. #501fbe
  2. #8dbe1f

Split complementary

  1. #501fbe
  2. #be9f1f
  3. #3dbe1f

Analogous

  1. #1f3dbe
  2. #501fbe
  3. #9f1fbe

Triadic

  1. #501fbe
  2. #be501f
  3. #1fbe50

Tetradic

  1. #501fbe
  2. #be1f8d
  3. #8dbe1f
  4. #1fbe50

Square

  1. #501fbe
  2. #be1f3d
  3. #8dbe1f
  4. #1fbe9f

Monochromatic

  1. #190a3a
  2. #34147c
  3. #501fbe
  4. #7748e1
  5. #a88aec

Shades

#501fbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #501fbe
  2. #481cab
  3. #401998
  4. #381685
  5. #301372
  6. #28105f
  7. #200c4c
  8. #180939
  9. #100626
  10. #080313
  11. #000000

Tints

#501fbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #501fbe
  2. #6235c5
  3. #734ccb
  4. #8562d2
  5. #9679d8
  6. #a88fdf
  7. #b9a5e5
  8. #cbbcec
  9. #dcd2f2
  10. #eee9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#501fbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #501fbe
  2. #5529b8
  3. #5a32b2
  4. #5e3cab
  5. #6346a5
  6. #68509f
  7. #6d5999
  8. #726393
  9. #766d8c
  10. #7b7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3b88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bc2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #155171 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ec1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #364296 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-501fbe {
  color: #501fbe;
}
Background
.bg-501fbe {
  background-color: #501fbe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-501fbe {
  border: 2px solid #501fbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #501fbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 31 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 72% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-501fbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #501fbe, #9f1fbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-501fbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 31 190 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.93 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.17 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.24 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.35 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.49 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.52 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.83 #afe041 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#501fbe  rgb(80, 31, 190)  hsl(258, 72%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#8dbe1f  rgb(141, 190, 31)  hsl(78, 72%, 43%)  Apple Green
#be501f  rgb(190, 80, 31)  hsl(18, 72%, 43%)  Sinopia
#1fbe50  rgb(31, 190, 80)  hsl(138, 72%, 43%)  Emerald