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#511BB2

#511bb2 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#511bb2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 10.59% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.49% cyan, 84.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 261.46°, with 73.66% saturation and 40.2% 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 9.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 6.22.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0575

Complementary

  1. #511bb2
  2. #7cb21b

Split complementary

  1. #511bb2
  2. #b29d1b
  3. #30b21b

Analogous

  1. #1b30b2
  2. #511bb2
  3. #9d1bb2

Triadic

  1. #511bb2
  2. #b2511b
  3. #1bb251

Tetradic

  1. #511bb2
  2. #b21b7c
  3. #7cb21b
  4. #1bb251

Square

  1. #511bb2
  2. #b21b30
  3. #7cb21b
  4. #1bb29d

Monochromatic

  1. #15072d
  2. #331170
  3. #511bb2
  4. #7539e1
  5. #a37beb

Shades

#511bb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511bb2
  2. #4918a0
  3. #41168e
  4. #39137d
  5. #31106b
  6. #290e59
  7. #200b47
  8. #180835
  9. #100524
  10. #080312
  11. #000000

Tints

#511bb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511bb2
  2. #6232ba
  3. #7449c1
  4. #855fc9
  5. #9776d1
  6. #a88dd9
  7. #b9a4e0
  8. #cbbbe8
  9. #dcd1f0
  10. #eee8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511bb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511bb2
  2. #5625ad
  3. #5a2fa8
  4. #5f39a3
  5. #64439e
  6. #694e99
  7. #6d5894
  8. #72628f
  9. #776c8a
  10. #7b7685
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #49377f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a4b6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ab4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d3d8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511bb2 {
  color: #511bb2;
}
Background
.bg-511bb2 {
  background-color: #511bb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511bb2 {
  border: 2px solid #511bb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511bb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 27 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 74% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511bb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511bb2, #9d1bb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511bb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 27 178 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.22 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.96 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.17 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.51 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.88 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.31 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.76 #aee44d Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#511bb2  rgb(81, 27, 178)  hsl(261, 74%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#7cb21b  rgb(124, 178, 27)  hsl(81, 74%, 40%)  Apple Green
#b2511b  rgb(178, 81, 27)  hsl(21, 74%, 40%)  Rust
#1bb251  rgb(27, 178, 81)  hsl(141, 74%, 40%)  Medium Sea Green