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#511AAE

#511aae ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#511aae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.45% cyan, 85.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 262.3°, with 74% saturation and 39.22% 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 9.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 6.44.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0554

Complementary

  1. #511aae
  2. #77ae1a

Split complementary

  1. #511aae
  2. #ae9b1a
  3. #2dae1a

Analogous

  1. #1a2dae
  2. #511aae
  3. #9b1aae

Triadic

  1. #511aae
  2. #ae511a
  3. #1aae51

Tetradic

  1. #511aae
  2. #ae1a77
  3. #77ae1a
  4. #1aae51

Square

  1. #511aae
  2. #ae1a2d
  3. #77ae1a
  4. #1aae9b

Monochromatic

  1. #130629
  2. #32106b
  3. #511aae
  4. #7434e1
  5. #a276eb

Shades

#511aae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511aae
  2. #49179d
  3. #41158b
  4. #39127a
  5. #311068
  6. #290d57
  7. #200a46
  8. #180834
  9. #100523
  10. #080311
  11. #000000

Tints

#511aae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511aae
  2. #6231b6
  3. #7448be
  4. #855fc6
  5. #9776ce
  6. #a88dd7
  7. #b9a3df
  8. #cbbae7
  9. #dcd1ef
  10. #eee8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511aae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511aae
  2. #5624a9
  3. #5a2ea5
  4. #5f39a0
  5. #64439c
  6. #694d97
  7. #6d5792
  8. #72618e
  9. #776c89
  10. #7b7685
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #49367c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e4867 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f3b89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511aae {
  color: #511aae;
}
Background
.bg-511aae {
  background-color: #511aae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511aae {
  border: 2px solid #511aae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511aae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 26 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 74% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511aae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511aae, #9b1aae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511aae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 26 174 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.44 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.86 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.02 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.31 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.41 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.61 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.66 #aee551 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#511aae  rgb(81, 26, 174)  hsl(262, 74%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#77ae1a  rgb(119, 174, 26)  hsl(82, 74%, 39%)  Apple Green
#ae511a  rgb(174, 81, 26)  hsl(22, 74%, 39%)  Sienna
#1aae51  rgb(26, 174, 81)  hsl(142, 74%, 39%)  Medium Sea Green