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#511AAA

#511aaa ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#511aaa is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 10.2% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.35% cyan, 84.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 262.92°, with 73.47% saturation and 38.43% 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 10.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 6.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0539

Complementary

  1. #511aaa
  2. #73aa1a

Split complementary

  1. #511aaa
  2. #aa991a
  3. #2baa1a

Analogous

  1. #1a2baa
  2. #511aaa
  3. #991aaa

Triadic

  1. #511aaa
  2. #aa511a
  3. #1aaa51

Tetradic

  1. #511aaa
  2. #aa1a73
  3. #73aa1a
  4. #1aaa51

Square

  1. #511aaa
  2. #aa1a2b
  3. #73aa1a
  4. #1aaa99

Monochromatic

  1. #120625
  2. #311068
  3. #511aaa
  4. #7431df
  5. #a173ea

Shades

#511aaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511aaa
  2. #491799
  3. #411588
  4. #391277
  5. #311066
  6. #290d55
  7. #200a44
  8. #180833
  9. #100522
  10. #080311
  11. #000000

Tints

#511aaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511aaa
  2. #6231b3
  3. #7448bb
  4. #855fc4
  5. #9776cc
  6. #a88dd5
  7. #b9a3dd
  8. #cbbae6
  9. #dcd1ee
  10. #eee8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511aaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511aaa
  2. #5624a6
  3. #5a2ea2
  4. #5f399d
  5. #644399
  6. #694d95
  7. #6d5791
  8. #72618d
  9. #776c88
  10. #7b7684
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #48367a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fa7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #314765 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0533a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #403a86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511aaa {
  color: #511aaa;
}
Background
.bg-511aaa {
  background-color: #511aaa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511aaa {
  border: 2px solid #511aaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511aaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 26 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 73% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511aaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511aaa, #991aaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511aaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 26 170 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.75 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.80 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.81 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.84 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.25 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.20 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.70 #aee555 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#511aaa  rgb(81, 26, 170)  hsl(263, 73%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#73aa1a  rgb(115, 170, 26)  hsl(83, 73%, 38%)  Apple Green
#aa511a  rgb(170, 81, 26)  hsl(23, 73%, 38%)  Sienna
#1aaa51  rgb(26, 170, 81)  hsl(143, 73%, 38%)  Medium Sea Green