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#511AEA

#511aea ≈ Han Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#511aea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 10.2% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.38% cyan, 88.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 255.87°, with 83.2% saturation and 50.98% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 1.91.

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Relative luminance0.0843

Complementary

  1. #511aea
  2. #b3ea1a

Split complementary

  1. #511aea
  2. #eab91a
  3. #4bea1a

Analogous

  1. #1a4bea
  2. #511aea
  3. #b91aea

Triadic

  1. #511aea
  2. #ea511a
  3. #1aea51

Tetradic

  1. #511aea
  2. #ea1ab3
  3. #b3ea1a
  4. #1aea51

Square

  1. #511aea
  2. #ea1a4b
  3. #b3ea1a
  4. #1aeab9

Monochromatic

  1. #210962
  2. #380fa8
  3. #511aea
  4. #8660f0
  5. #bba6f7

Shades

#511aea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511aea
  2. #4917d3
  3. #4115bb
  4. #3912a4
  5. #31108c
  6. #290d75
  7. #200a5e
  8. #180846
  9. #10052f
  10. #080317
  11. #000000

Tints

#511aea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511aea
  2. #6231ec
  3. #7448ee
  4. #855ff0
  5. #9776f2
  6. #a88df5
  7. #b9a3f7
  8. #cbbaf9
  9. #dcd1fb
  10. #eee8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511aea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511aea
  2. #5624df
  3. #5a2ed5
  4. #5f39ca
  5. #6443c0
  6. #694db5
  7. #6d57aa
  8. #7261a0
  9. #776c95
  10. #7b768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5242a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ae7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00638b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ce8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #124fb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511aea {
  color: #511aea;
}
Background
.bg-511aea {
  background-color: #511aea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511aea {
  border: 2px solid #511aea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511aea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 26 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 83% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511aea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511aea, #b91aea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511aea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 26 234 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 1.91 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.40 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.95 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.33 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.78 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.34 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.46 #aee515 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#511aea  rgb(81, 26, 234)  hsl(256, 83%, 51%)  Han Purple
#b3ea1a  rgb(179, 234, 26)  hsl(76, 83%, 51%)  Spring Bud
#ea511a  rgb(234, 81, 26)  hsl(16, 83%, 51%)  Flame
#1aea51  rgb(26, 234, 81)  hsl(136, 83%, 51%)  Malachite