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#501FC2

#501fc2 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#501fc2 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 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.76% cyan, 84.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 258.04°, with 72.44% 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 5.9.

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Relative luminance0.0658

Complementary

  1. #501fc2
  2. #91c21f

Split complementary

  1. #501fc2
  2. #c2a21f
  3. #3fc21f

Analogous

  1. #1f3fc2
  2. #501fc2
  3. #a21fc2

Triadic

  1. #501fc2
  2. #c2501f
  3. #1fc250

Tetradic

  1. #501fc2
  2. #c21f91
  3. #91c21f
  4. #1fc250

Square

  1. #501fc2
  2. #c21f3f
  3. #91c21f
  4. #1fc2a2

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0a3e
  2. #351480
  3. #501fc2
  4. #794be2
  5. #aa8ded

Shades

#501fc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #501fc2
  2. #481caf
  3. #40199b
  4. #381688
  5. #301374
  6. #281061
  7. #200c4e
  8. #18093a
  9. #100627
  10. #080313
  11. #000000

Tints

#501fc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #501fc2
  2. #6235c8
  3. #734cce
  4. #8562d4
  5. #9679da
  6. #a88fe1
  7. #b9a5e7
  8. #cbbced
  9. #dcd2f3
  10. #eee9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#501fc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #501fc2
  2. #5529bb
  3. #5a32b5
  4. #5e3cae
  5. #6346a8
  6. #6850a1
  7. #6d599a
  8. #726394
  9. #766d8d
  10. #7b7687
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c3c8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dc6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0b5374 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fc5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #344499 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-501fc2 {
  color: #501fc2;
}
Background
.bg-501fc2 {
  background-color: #501fc2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-501fc2 {
  border: 2px solid #501fc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #501fc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 31 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 72% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-501fc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #501fc2, #a21fc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-501fc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 31 194 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.90 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.67 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.72 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.90 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.46 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.77 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.91 #afe03d Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#501fc2  rgb(80, 31, 194)  hsl(258, 72%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#91c21f  rgb(145, 194, 31)  hsl(78, 72%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#c2501f  rgb(194, 80, 31)  hsl(18, 72%, 44%)  Sinopia
#1fc250  rgb(31, 194, 80)  hsl(138, 72%, 44%)  Lime Green