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#511BE6

#511be6 ≈ Han Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#511be6 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 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.78% cyan, 88.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 255.96°, with 80.24% saturation and 50.39% 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 7.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 2.36.

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Relative luminance0.0825

Complementary

  1. #511be6
  2. #b0e61b

Split complementary

  1. #511be6
  2. #e6b61b
  3. #4ae61b

Analogous

  1. #1b4ae6
  2. #511be6
  3. #b61be6

Triadic

  1. #511be6
  2. #e6511b
  3. #1be651

Tetradic

  1. #511be6
  2. #e61bb0
  3. #b0e61b
  4. #1be651

Square

  1. #511be6
  2. #e61b4a
  3. #b0e61b
  4. #1be6b6

Monochromatic

  1. #200a5e
  2. #3812a3
  3. #511be6
  4. #8660ee
  5. #baa5f5

Shades

#511be6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511be6
  2. #4918cf
  3. #4116b8
  4. #3913a1
  5. #31108a
  6. #290e73
  7. #200b5c
  8. #180845
  9. #10052e
  10. #080317
  11. #000000

Tints

#511be6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511be6
  2. #6232e9
  3. #7449eb
  4. #855fee
  5. #9776f0
  6. #a88df3
  7. #b9a4f5
  8. #cbbbf8
  9. #dcd1fa
  10. #eee8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511be6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511be6
  2. #5625dc
  3. #5a2fd2
  4. #5f39c7
  5. #6443bd
  6. #694eb3
  7. #6d58a9
  8. #72629f
  9. #776c94
  10. #7b768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5142a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004ae3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006189 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ce4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #194eb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511be6 {
  color: #511be6;
}
Background
.bg-511be6 {
  background-color: #511be6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511be6 {
  border: 2px solid #511be6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511be6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 27 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 80% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511be6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511be6, #b61be6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511be6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 27 230 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.36 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.73 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.07 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.67 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.49 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.44 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.70 #aee419 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#511be6  rgb(81, 27, 230)  hsl(256, 80%, 50%)  Han Purple
#b0e61b  rgb(176, 230, 27)  hsl(76, 80%, 50%)  Inchworm
#e6511b  rgb(230, 81, 27)  hsl(16, 80%, 50%)  Flame
#1be651  rgb(27, 230, 81)  hsl(136, 80%, 50%)  Malachite