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#511AED

#511aed ≈ Han Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#511aed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.82% cyan, 89.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 255.64°, with 85.43% saturation and 51.57% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 1.54.

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Relative luminance0.086

Complementary

  1. #511aed
  2. #b6ed1a

Split complementary

  1. #511aed
  2. #edbb1a
  3. #4ded1a

Analogous

  1. #1a4ded
  2. #511aed
  3. #bb1aed

Triadic

  1. #511aed
  2. #ed511a
  3. #1aed51

Tetradic

  1. #511aed
  2. #ed1ab6
  3. #b6ed1a
  4. #1aed51

Square

  1. #511aed
  2. #ed1a4d
  3. #b6ed1a
  4. #1aedbb

Monochromatic

  1. #210866
  2. #370ead
  3. #511aed
  4. #8761f3
  5. #bda8f8

Shades

#511aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511aed
  2. #4917d5
  3. #4115be
  4. #3912a6
  5. #31108e
  6. #290d77
  7. #200a5f
  8. #180847
  9. #10052f
  10. #080318
  11. #000000

Tints

#511aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511aed
  2. #6231ef
  3. #7448f1
  4. #855ff2
  5. #9776f4
  6. #a88df6
  7. #b9a3f8
  8. #cbbafa
  9. #dcd1fb
  10. #eee8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511aed
  2. #5624e2
  3. #5a2ed7
  4. #5f39cc
  5. #6443c1
  6. #694db7
  7. #6d57ac
  8. #7261a1
  9. #776c96
  10. #7b768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5243a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005af2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004bea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00648d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003deb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0c50bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511aed {
  color: #511aed;
}
Background
.bg-511aed {
  background-color: #511aed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511aed {
  border: 2px solid #511aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 26 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 85% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511aed, #bb1aed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 26 237 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 1.54 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.22 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.93 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.08 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.06 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.24 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.26 #aee512 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#511aed  rgb(81, 26, 237)  hsl(256, 85%, 52%)  Han Purple
#b6ed1a  rgb(182, 237, 26)  hsl(76, 85%, 52%)  Spring Bud
#ed511a  rgb(237, 81, 26)  hsl(16, 85%, 52%)  Flame
#1aed51  rgb(26, 237, 81)  hsl(136, 85%, 52%)  Malachite