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#511BB9

#511bb9 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#511bb9 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 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.22% cyan, 85.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 260.51°, with 74.53% 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 9.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.9.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0604

Complementary

  1. #511bb9
  2. #83b91b

Split complementary

  1. #511bb9
  2. #b9a01b
  3. #34b91b

Analogous

  1. #1b34b9
  2. #511bb9
  3. #a01bb9

Triadic

  1. #511bb9
  2. #b9511b
  3. #1bb951

Tetradic

  1. #511bb9
  2. #b91b83
  3. #83b91b
  4. #1bb951

Square

  1. #511bb9
  2. #b91b34
  3. #83b91b
  4. #1bb9a0

Monochromatic

  1. #170833
  2. #341176
  3. #511bb9
  4. #763ee3
  5. #a580ed

Shades

#511bb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511bb9
  2. #4918a7
  3. #411694
  4. #391382
  5. #31106f
  6. #290e5d
  7. #200b4a
  8. #180838
  9. #100525
  10. #080313
  11. #000000

Tints

#511bb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511bb9
  2. #6232c0
  3. #7449c7
  4. #855fce
  5. #9776d5
  6. #a88ddc
  7. #b9a4e3
  8. #cbbbea
  9. #dcd1f1
  10. #eee8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511bb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511bb9
  2. #5625b3
  3. #5a2fae
  4. #5f39a8
  5. #6443a2
  6. #694e9d
  7. #6d5897
  8. #726291
  9. #776c8b
  10. #7b7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.51:1 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 #0049bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #224e6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a3f92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511bb9 {
  color: #511bb9;
}
Background
.bg-511bb9 {
  background-color: #511bb9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511bb9 {
  border: 2px solid #511bb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511bb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 27 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 75% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511bb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511bb9, #a01bb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511bb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 27 185 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.90 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.21 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.62 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.85 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.88 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.96 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.00 #aee446 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#511bb9  rgb(81, 27, 185)  hsl(261, 75%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#83b91b  rgb(131, 185, 27)  hsl(81, 75%, 42%)  Apple Green
#b9511b  rgb(185, 81, 27)  hsl(21, 75%, 42%)  Mahogany
#1bb951  rgb(27, 185, 81)  hsl(141, 75%, 42%)  Medium Sea Green