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#511BBC

#511bbc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#511bbc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.91% cyan, 85.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 260.12°, with 74.88% saturation and 42.16% 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 9.41:1 (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 luminance0.0616

Complementary

  1. #511bbc
  2. #86bc1b

Split complementary

  1. #511bbc
  2. #bca11b
  3. #36bc1b

Analogous

  1. #1b36bc
  2. #511bbc
  3. #a11bbc

Triadic

  1. #511bbc
  2. #bc511b
  3. #1bbc51

Tetradic

  1. #511bbc
  2. #bc1b86
  3. #86bc1b
  4. #1bbc51

Square

  1. #511bbc
  2. #bc1b36
  3. #86bc1b
  4. #1bbca1

Monochromatic

  1. #170836
  2. #341179
  3. #511bbc
  4. #7740e4
  5. #a783ed

Shades

#511bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511bbc
  2. #4918a9
  3. #411696
  4. #391384
  5. #311071
  6. #290e5e
  7. #200b4b
  8. #180838
  9. #100526
  10. #080313
  11. #000000

Tints

#511bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511bbc
  2. #6232c3
  3. #7449c9
  4. #855fd0
  5. #9776d7
  6. #a88dde
  7. #b9a4e4
  8. #cbbbeb
  9. #dcd1f2
  10. #eee8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511bbc
  2. #5625b6
  3. #5a2fb0
  4. #5f39aa
  5. #6443a4
  6. #694e9e
  7. #6d5898
  8. #726292
  9. #776c8c
  10. #7b7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3986 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ac0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1d4f70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #394094 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511bbc {
  color: #511bbc;
}
Background
.bg-511bbc {
  background-color: #511bbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511bbc {
  border: 2px solid #511bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 27 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 75% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511bbc, #a11bbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 27 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.81 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.35 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.46 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.60 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.61 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.83 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.05 #aee443 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#511bbc  rgb(81, 27, 188)  hsl(260, 75%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#86bc1b  rgb(134, 188, 27)  hsl(80, 75%, 42%)  Apple Green
#bc511b  rgb(188, 81, 27)  hsl(20, 75%, 42%)  Mahogany
#1bbc51  rgb(27, 188, 81)  hsl(140, 75%, 42%)  Emerald