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#511CB1

#511cb1 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#511cb1 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 10.98% green and 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.24% cyan, 84.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 261.34°, with 72.68% saturation and 40.2% 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 9.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 6.34.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0575

Complementary

  1. #511cb1
  2. #7cb11c

Split complementary

  1. #511cb1
  2. #b19c1c
  3. #32b11c

Analogous

  1. #1c32b1
  2. #511cb1
  3. #9c1cb1

Triadic

  1. #511cb1
  2. #b1511c
  3. #1cb151

Tetradic

  1. #511cb1
  2. #b11c7c
  3. #7cb11c
  4. #1cb151

Square

  1. #511cb1
  2. #b11c32
  3. #7cb11c
  4. #1cb19c

Monochromatic

  1. #15072d
  2. #33126f
  3. #511cb1
  4. #753ae0
  5. #a37cea

Shades

#511cb1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #511cb1
  2. #49199f
  3. #41168e
  4. #39147c
  5. #31116a
  6. #290e59
  7. #200b47
  8. #180835
  9. #100623
  10. #080312
  11. #000000

Tints

#511cb1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #511cb1
  2. #6233b9
  3. #7449c1
  4. #8560c8
  5. #9777d0
  6. #a88ed8
  7. #b9a4e0
  8. #cbbbe8
  9. #dcd2ef
  10. #eee8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#511cb1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #511cb1
  2. #5626ac
  3. #5a30a7
  4. #5f3aa2
  5. #64449d
  6. #694e99
  7. #6d5894
  8. #72628f
  9. #776c8a
  10. #7b7685
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #49387e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2b4a69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ab3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d3d8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-511cb1 {
  color: #511cb1;
}
Background
.bg-511cb1 {
  background-color: #511cb1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-511cb1 {
  border: 2px solid #511cb1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #511cb1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 28 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 73% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-511cb1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #511cb1, #9c1cb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-511cb1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 28 177 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.34 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.98 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.04 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.38 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.83 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.22 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.77 #aee34e Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#511cb1  rgb(81, 28, 177)  hsl(261, 73%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#7cb11c  rgb(124, 177, 28)  hsl(81, 73%, 40%)  Apple Green
#b1511c  rgb(177, 81, 28)  hsl(21, 73%, 40%)  Rust
#1cb151  rgb(28, 177, 81)  hsl(141, 73%, 40%)  Medium Sea Green