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#511CAA

#511caa ≈ Rebecca Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#511caa is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 10.98% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.35% cyan, 83.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 262.39°, with 71.72% saturation and 38.82% 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 10.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rebecca Purple (#663399), ΔE 6.64.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0548

Complementary

  1. #511caa
  2. #75aa1c

Split complementary

  1. #511caa
  2. #aa981c
  3. #2eaa1c

Analogous

  1. #1c2eaa
  2. #511caa
  3. #981caa

Triadic

  1. #511caa
  2. #aa511c
  3. #1caa51

Tetradic

  1. #511caa
  2. #aa1c75
  3. #75aa1c
  4. #1caa51

Square

  1. #511caa
  2. #aa1c2e
  3. #75aa1c
  4. #1caa98

Monochromatic

  1. #120627
  2. #321168
  3. #511caa
  4. #7435de
  5. #a176e9

Shades

#511caa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511caa
  2. #491999
  3. #411688
  4. #391477
  5. #311166
  6. #290e55
  7. #200b44
  8. #180833
  9. #100622
  10. #080311
  11. #000000

Tints

#511caa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511caa
  2. #6233b3
  3. #7449bb
  4. #8560c4
  5. #9777cc
  6. #a88ed5
  7. #b9a4dd
  8. #cbbbe6
  9. #dcd2ee
  10. #eee8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511caa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511caa
  2. #5626a6
  3. #5a30a2
  4. #5f3a9d
  5. #644499
  6. #694e95
  7. #6d5891
  8. #72628d
  9. #776c88
  10. #7b7684
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #49367a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fa7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #314765 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0734a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #403a86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511caa {
  color: #511caa;
}
Background
.bg-511caa {
  background-color: #511caa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511caa {
  border: 2px solid #511caa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511caa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 28 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 72% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511caa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511caa, #981caa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511caa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 28 170 / 0.35);
}

#663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.64 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.84 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.91 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.95 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.07 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.27 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.52 #aee355 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Rebecca Purple
#511caa  rgb(81, 28, 170)  hsl(262, 72%, 39%)  Rebecca Purple
#75aa1c  rgb(117, 170, 28)  hsl(82, 72%, 39%)  Apple Green
#aa511c  rgb(170, 81, 28)  hsl(22, 72%, 39%)  Sienna
#1caa51  rgb(28, 170, 81)  hsl(142, 72%, 39%)  Medium Sea Green