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#511BEE

#511bee ≈ Han Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#511bee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.97% cyan, 88.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 255.36°, with 86.12% saturation and 51.96% 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 7.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Han Purple (#5218fa), ΔE 1.39.

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Relative luminance0.0871

Complementary

  1. #511bee
  2. #b8ee1b

Split complementary

  1. #511bee
  2. #eebb1b
  3. #4eee1b

Analogous

  1. #1b4eee
  2. #511bee
  3. #bb1bee

Triadic

  1. #511bee
  2. #ee511b
  3. #1bee51

Tetradic

  1. #511bee
  2. #ee1bb8
  3. #b8ee1b
  4. #1bee51

Square

  1. #511bee
  2. #ee1b4e
  3. #b8ee1b
  4. #1beebb

Monochromatic

  1. #200868
  2. #370daf
  3. #511bee
  4. #8762f3
  5. #bea9f9

Shades

#511bee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511bee
  2. #4918d6
  3. #4116be
  4. #3913a7
  5. #31108f
  6. #290e77
  7. #200b5f
  8. #180847
  9. #100530
  10. #080318
  11. #000000

Tints

#511bee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511bee
  2. #6232f0
  3. #7449f1
  4. #855ff3
  5. #9776f5
  6. #a88df7
  7. #b9a4f8
  8. #cbbbfa
  9. #dcd1fc
  10. #eee8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511bee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511bee
  2. #5625e3
  3. #5a2fd8
  4. #5f39cd
  5. #6443c2
  6. #694eb7
  7. #6d58ac
  8. #7262a1
  9. #776c96
  10. #7b768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5243a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005af3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004beb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00658d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0049f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003dec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0951bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511bee {
  color: #511bee;
}
Background
.bg-511bee {
  background-color: #511bee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511bee {
  border: 2px solid #511bee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511bee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 27 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 86% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511bee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511bee, #bb1bee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511bee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 27 238 / 0.35);
}

#5218fa Han Purple ΔE 1.39 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.23 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.98 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 3.98 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.17 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.17 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.21 #aee411 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Han Purple
#511bee  rgb(81, 27, 238)  hsl(255, 86%, 52%)  Han Purple
#b8ee1b  rgb(184, 238, 27)  hsl(75, 86%, 52%)  Electric Lime
#ee511b  rgb(238, 81, 27)  hsl(15, 86%, 52%)  Flame
#1bee51  rgb(27, 238, 81)  hsl(135, 86%, 52%)  Malachite