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#511BE4

#511be4 ≈ Han Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#511be4 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 10.59% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.47% cyan, 88.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 256.12°, with 78.82% saturation and 50% 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 7.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 2.6.

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Relative luminance0.0813

Complementary

  1. #511be4
  2. #aee41b

Split complementary

  1. #511be4
  2. #e4b51b
  3. #4ae41b

Analogous

  1. #1b4ae4
  2. #511be4
  3. #b51be4

Triadic

  1. #511be4
  2. #e4511b
  3. #1be451

Tetradic

  1. #511be4
  2. #e41bae
  3. #aee41b
  4. #1be451

Square

  1. #511be4
  2. #e41b4a
  3. #aee41b
  4. #1be4b5

Monochromatic

  1. #200b5b
  2. #3913a0
  3. #511be4
  4. #855fec
  5. #b9a4f4

Shades

#511be4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511be4
  2. #4918cd
  3. #4116b6
  4. #3913a0
  5. #311089
  6. #290e72
  7. #200b5b
  8. #180844
  9. #10052e
  10. #080317
  11. #000000

Tints

#511be4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511be4
  2. #6232e7
  3. #7449e9
  4. #855fec
  5. #9776ef
  6. #a88df2
  7. #b9a4f4
  8. #cbbbf7
  9. #dcd1fa
  10. #eee8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511be4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511be4
  2. #5625da
  3. #5a2fd0
  4. #5f39c6
  5. #6443bc
  6. #694eb2
  7. #6d58a8
  8. #72629e
  9. #776c94
  10. #7b768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5141a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006187 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ce2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1b4eb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511be4 {
  color: #511be4;
}
Background
.bg-511be4 {
  background-color: #511be4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511be4 {
  border: 2px solid #511be4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511be4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 27 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 79% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511be4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511be4, #b51be4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511be4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 27 228 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.60 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.89 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.14 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.86 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.32 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.52 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.61 #aee41b Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#511be4  rgb(81, 27, 228)  hsl(256, 79%, 50%)  Han Purple
#aee41b  rgb(174, 228, 27)  hsl(76, 79%, 50%)  Inchworm
#e4511b  rgb(228, 81, 27)  hsl(16, 79%, 50%)  Flame
#1be451  rgb(27, 228, 81)  hsl(136, 79%, 50%)  Malachite