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#511ABA

#511aba ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#511aba is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 10.2% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.45% cyan, 86.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 260.63°, with 75.47% saturation and 41.57% 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 9.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.81.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0603

Complementary

  1. #511aba
  2. #83ba1a

Split complementary

  1. #511aba
  2. #baa11a
  3. #33ba1a

Analogous

  1. #1a33ba
  2. #511aba
  3. #a11aba

Triadic

  1. #511aba
  2. #ba511a
  3. #1aba51

Tetradic

  1. #511aba
  2. #ba1a83
  3. #83ba1a
  4. #1aba51

Square

  1. #511aba
  2. #ba1a33
  3. #83ba1a
  4. #1abaa1

Monochromatic

  1. #170734
  2. #341177
  3. #511aba
  4. #763de4
  5. #a580ed

Shades

#511aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511aba
  2. #4917a7
  3. #411595
  4. #391282
  5. #311070
  6. #290d5d
  7. #200a4a
  8. #180838
  9. #100525
  10. #080313
  11. #000000

Tints

#511aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511aba
  2. #6231c1
  3. #7448c8
  4. #855fcf
  5. #9776d6
  6. #a88ddd
  7. #b9a3e3
  8. #cbbaea
  9. #dcd1f1
  10. #eee8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511aba
  2. #5624b4
  3. #5a2eae
  4. #5f39a9
  5. #6443a3
  6. #694d9d
  7. #6d5797
  8. #726191
  9. #776c8c
  10. #7b7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a3984 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041b7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #204e6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bbc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a3f93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511aba {
  color: #511aba;
}
Background
.bg-511aba {
  background-color: #511aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511aba {
  border: 2px solid #511aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 26 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 75% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511aba, #a11aba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 26 186 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.81 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.22 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.73 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.75 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.84 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.91 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.00 #aee545 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#511aba  rgb(81, 26, 186)  hsl(261, 75%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#83ba1a  rgb(131, 186, 26)  hsl(81, 75%, 42%)  Apple Green
#ba511a  rgb(186, 81, 26)  hsl(21, 75%, 42%)  Mahogany
#1aba51  rgb(26, 186, 81)  hsl(141, 75%, 42%)  Emerald